Pu-yi

American  

[poo-yee] / ˈpuˈyi /

Also P'u-i

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.

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Pu-yi British  

/ ˈpuːˈjiː /

noun

1. 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)

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Example Sentences

Henry Pu-yi, the perennial puppet, had been fished out of history's dustbin to testify at the trial of the Jap war criminals.

From Time Magazine Archive

In China, the Dowager Empress died, closely preceded by Emperor Kwang-su, and China passed to two-year-old Pu-yi.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now he qualified as the great traitor only because Wang Ching-wei was dead and the Russians held Puppet Emperor Henry Pu-yi of Manchukuo.

From Time Magazine Archive