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Name (family, given), style, Wade-Giles, tones, traditional and simplified Chinese.
| Officer Name (Wade-Giles) |
Traditional, Simplified |
Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Bi Lan | 畢嵐 | |
| Pi Lan | 毕岚 | |
| One of the 12 Regular Attendants who was known for his engineering achievements. | ||
| Cao Jie (Yuanwei) | 曹節 (元伟) | |
| Ts‘ao Chieh (Yuan-wei) | 曹节 (元伟) | |
| The Chief of the Ten Regular Attendants under Emperors Huan and Ling of Han. | ||
| Cao Teng (Jixing) | 曹騰 (季興) | |
| Ts‘ao T‘êng (Chi-hsing) | 曹腾 (季兴) | |
| Adopted Cao Song (formerly Xiahou), father of Cao Cao, into the Cao family. Eunuch. | ||
| Cen Hun | 岑昏 | |
| Ts‘ên Hun | 岑昏 | |
| Eunuch and favourite of Sun Hao, he was killed and eaten by palace officials. | ||
| Cheng Kuang | 程曠 | |
| Ch‘êng K‘uang | 程旷 | |
| One of the Ten Regular Attendants. Killed by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. | ||
| Duan Gui (Ziyin) | 段圭 | |
| Tuan Kuei (Tzŭ-yin) | 段圭 | |
| One of the Ten Regular Attendants. Killed by Min Gong searching for Emperor Ling. | ||
| Feng Xu | 封胥 | |
| Fêng Hsü | 封胥 | |
| One of the Ten Regular Attendants. An agent of Zhang Jue of the Yellow Scarves. | ||
| Gao Wang | 高望 | |
| Kao Wang | 高望 | |
| An officer of medicines, he was close to Prince Liu Bian. Killed in the massacre. | ||
| Guo Sheng | 郭勝 | |
| Kuo Shêng | 郭胜 | |
| Warned close friend He Jin about Jian Shi’s plot. Killed by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. | ||
Notes: In the notes section of To Esablish Peace he is referenced with two names from different sources: 1) HHJ25 as Guo Mai; 2) Jiuzhou chunqiu as Lang Sheng. |
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| Hou Lan | 侯覽 | |
| Hou Lan | 侯览 | |
| One of the Ten Regular Attendants. Tried to make off with Emperor Shao. | ||
| Huang Hao | 黃皓 | |
| Huang Hao | 黄皓 | |
| Eunuch in service to Liu Shan. His advice helped to destroy Shu. | ||
| Jian Shuo | 蹇碩 | |
| Chien Shuo | 蹇硕 | |
| One of the Ten Regular Attendants. Killed by fellow eunuch Guo Sheng. | ||
Notes: The character 碩 can also be translated as Shi and in some academic sources this is considered to be the standard translation (e.g. anything by Rafe de Crespigny). We are using Jian Shuo because that is the most commonly used Romanization. |
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| Qu Mu | 渠穆 | |
| Ch‘ü Mu | 渠穆 | |
| Killed He Jin and cut off his head. | ||
| Wang Fu | 王甫 | |
| Wang Fu | 王甫 | |
| Accused Prince Li of treason after receiving no bribe. Accused Empress Song of witchcraft. | ||
| Xia Yun | 夏暉 | |
| Hsia Yün | 夏晖 | |
| One of the Ten Regular Attendants, greatly favoured by Dowager Dong and Emperor Ling. | ||
Notes: You may also see him referenced as Xia Hui (‘暉’ can be ‘Hui1’). In this case, we have sided with the Moss Roberts and Brewitt-Taylor translations. |
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| Zhang Rang | 張讓 | |
| Chang Jang | 张让 | |
| Most influential of the Ten Regular Attendants. Drowned himself to avoid capture. | ||
| Zhao Zhong | 趙忠 | |
| Chao Chung | 赵忠 | |
| Emperor Ling considered him as a mother, slandered Huangfu Song, Lu Qiang and Fu Xie. | ||
| Zuo Feng | 左豐 | |
| Tso Fêng | 左丰 | |
| Eunuch of Han. Sent to evaluate Lu Zhi. Demanded a bribe, then lied about his merit. | ||
Notes: His name is incorrectly translated as ‘Zhuo Feng’ in some Brewitt-Taylor editions. |
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