Pu-yi

[ poo-yee ]

noun

1. Henry, 1906–67, as Hsüan T'ung, last emperor of China 1908–12; as K'ang Tê, puppet emperor of Manchukuo 1934–45.

Pu-yi

/ ˈpuːˈjiː /

noun

1. Pu-yiHenry19061967MChinesePOLITICS: hereditary ruler Henry. 1906–67, last emperor of China as Xuan-Tong (1908–12); emperor of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo as Kang-de (1934–45)

Example Sentences

Pu-Yi was absolutely genuine, but he, in common with my daughter, knew nothing of the truth until you told it him.

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It opened with a jerk and Pu-Yi stood there in his skull cap with the coral button on the top and wrapped in a bear-skin robe.

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Pu-Yi raised a thin arm over his head and it seemed to clutch crookedly at the somber panoply aloft.

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"Perfectly," I replied, and without another word Pu-Yi led the way out of the room.

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Nothing loth, we left Pu-Yi and ascended a winding staircase to the roof of the great building.

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