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Yuan Shi Kai

British  
/ ˈjuːˈæn ˈʃiː ˈkaɪ /

noun

  1. 1859–1916, Chinese general and statesman: first president (1912–16) of the Chinese republic

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Well; we know that that law has been at work in historic times even on the Chinese billiard-ball: where Confucius said Ts'in like a gentleman, the late Yuan Shi Kai used to say Ch'in.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth

The war came to an unexpected and untimely end, but by this time the offspring of the marriage of the militarism of Yuan Shi Kai and Japanese money and influence was a lusty youth.

From China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference by Dewey, John

When Yuan Shi Kai was planning to be Emperor his son broke his leg, and he heard the hot springs would be good for him.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John

When Yuan Shi Kai was overthrown, the tiger killed the lion.

From China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference by Dewey, John

Yuan Shi Kai tried and failed; Feng Kuo Chang tried and  failed; Tuan Chi Jui tried and failed.

From China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference by Dewey, John