tuchun
Americannoun
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the title of a military governor of a province during the period 1916–28.
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a war lord.
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of tuchun
1915–20; < Chinese (Wade-Giles) tu 1 chün 1 , (pinyin) dūjūn literally, oversee troops
Example Sentences
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Despite the efforts of Tuchun Hsia Yao-nan to maintain quiet, an ugly situation rapidly developed.
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A conflict of interest will inevitably arise, in which the Republic will become a Tuchun trying to rise over all the other Tuchuns.
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While President Tsao-Kun was finding his Presidential feet in Peking, the disappointed Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, virtual Tuchun of Canton, issued threats from the South.
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But Tuan is merely a puppet of the powerful Manchurian Tuchun, Chang Tso-lin.
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Yen Hsi-shan, Super Tuchun of Shansi, so-called "model province," who last week threw in his lot with the Nationalists, after months of alleged political bargaining.
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