Ch'ien Lung

[ chyen-loong ]

/ ˈtʃyɛn ˈlʊŋ /

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noun

Kao Tsung, 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.

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Also Kien Lung

[kyen-loong], /ˈkyɛn ˈlʊŋ/, (Pinyin) Qian·long

[chyahn-lawng] /ˈtʃyɑnˈlɔŋ/ .

Words nearby Ch'ien Lung

chief technician, chief warrant officer, chiel, chield, Chiengmai, Ch'ien Lung, chiffchaff, chiffon, chiffonade, chiffonier, chiffonnière

How to use Ch'ien Lung in a sentence

Over 42,000 unindexed poems in Mandarin are attributed to this emperor, now known here as Ch'ien-lung.
An Explanatory Discourse by Tan Chet-qua of Quang-chew-fu, Gent.|Sir William Chambers
For the Ch'ien-lung period's many wars of conquest there seem to have been two main reasons.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
Ch'ien Lung had no cause for anxiety on this score; whatever record might leap to light, he never could be shamed.
The Civilization Of China|Herbert A. Giles
Though it is said that the Tanjur was translated and printed by order of Ch'ien-Lung, the statement is doubtful.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for Ch'ien Lung

Ch'ien-lung

/ (tʃɪˈænˈlɒŋ) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Qian Long

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