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

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 • Dec. 30, 2019

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 • Jan. 5, 2018

Mr. Kang cited a well-known Chinese author, Lin Yutang, who wrote that France and China understood each other because they shared the same precision about language and gastronomy.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2011

In the words of Lin Yutang, “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone.”

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2011

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

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers