Tz'u Hsi

American

[tsoo shee] / ˈtsu ˈʃi /

Or Tzu Hsi

noun

1835–1908, empress dowager of China: regent 1862–73, 1875–89, 1898–1908.

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Rebuilt hi 1888 by the dotty Dowager Empress Tz'u Hsi, diverting funds allotted for naval construction, the imperial plaisanterie occupies 700 acres and attracts huge numbers of Chinese rubbernecks.

From Time Magazine Archive

But that night he invited Vance to a splendid dinner at the 19th century Summer Palace built by the Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi.

From Time Magazine Archive

Venerable ancestor: the life and times of Tz'u Hsi, 1835-1908, Empress of China.

From Project Gutenberg

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