Ye Jianying

[ yuh-jyahn-ying ]

/ ˈyʌˈdʒyɑnˈyɪŋ /

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1898–1986, Chinese marshal and Communist leader: defense minister 1971–78.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

Also Wade-Giles, Yeh Chien-ying

[yuh -jyuhn-ying]. /ˈyʌ ˈdʒyʌnˈyɪŋ/.

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Ye documented the instance in photos, which soon surfaced online.
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And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
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