Ch'ien Lung

(Pinyin) Kien Lung

[chyen loong]

noun

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

Ch'ien-lung

/ tʃɪˈænˈlɒŋ /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Qian Long

Example Sentences

China China's Manchu Emperor Ch'ien-lung, 64, who likes to spend his afternoons writing poetry and practicing calligraphy, has just won another smashing victory on the battlefield.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ch'ien-lung's armies, which earlier defeated the Mongolians and Tibetans, have by now expanded his empire by some 600,000 square miles, notably in Sinkiang.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just to the south of Ch'ien-lung's empire, a new civil war is raging among the Vietnamese.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tomb of Ch'ien-Lung, the artist emperor, lies not far away from that of the Empress Dowager.

From Project Gutenberg

But a hundred years from now, when Ch'ien-Lung's mausoleum, like the painting of an old master, has grown even more beautiful by the touch of age, that of the Empress will be worn and tarnished.

From Project Gutenberg