Lin Yutang

American  

[lin yoo-tahng] / ˈlɪn ˈyuˈtɑŋ /

noun

1. Lin Yü-t'ang, 1895–1976, Chinese author and philologist.

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Example Sentences

As the 20th-century philosopher Lin Yutang wrote, “What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?”

From New York Times

The Chinese writer Lin Yutang, who first lived in the U.S. as a graduate student at Harvard, had experienced American success in the thirties as a kind of spokesperson for Chinese manners and civilization.

From The New Yorker

One book, The Gay Genius, by Lin Yutang, told the story of Su Tung Po, the Chinese poet, artist, philosopher, and civil servant.

From Literature

They were married in the United States, where they settled in part through the assistance of his uncle, the noted Chinese writer Lin Yutang.

From Washington Post

What was the role of the writer Lin Yutang, who coined a term for humor: youmo?

From New York Times