Waley

American  

[wey-lee] / ˈweɪ li /

noun

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

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Waley British  

/ ˈweɪlɪ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From Washington Times

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

From Washington Times

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.”

From Washington Post

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

From The New Yorker

He also spent five years as a student and lecturer at the University of Cambridge, where be befriended Arthur Waley, whose translation of “Genji” had stoked his interest in Japanese literature.

From Washington Post