Waley

[wey-lee]

noun

1. Arthur Arthur David Schloss, 1889–1966, British translator of Chinese and Japanese literature.

Waley

/ ˈweɪlɪ /

noun

1. Arthur. real name Arthur Schloss. 1889–1966, English orientalist, best known for his translations of Chinese poetry

Example Sentences

The key matchup is Fresno’s run defense against Wyoming’s Harrison Waley.

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Waley missed the first two games because of injury but now appears to be in top form.

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It was his obituary, which detailed the family’s timber wealth, that reportedly inspired the kidnapping plot by William Dainard, 33, Harmon Metz Waley, 23, and Margaret Eldora Thulin, 19.

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In fact, I could distinctly hear myself murmuring “My precious” as I gazed lovingly at the six volumes of Arthur Waley’s translation of Murasaki Shikibu’s “The Tale of Genji.”

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Arthur Waley published the first translation, in 1925, as a six-volume edition.

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