Yüan Shih-kai

American  

[yyahn shee-kahy] / ˈyüɑn ˈʃiˈkaɪ /

Pinyin, Yuan Shigai;

noun

1. 1859–1916, president of China 1912–16.

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Example Sentences

The cast teems: look closely and you’ll find Chow Yun-Fat as Yuan Yuan Shih-kai, the delusional early president of the Republic of China, and the director John Woo as the future president Lin Sen. As the firebrand intellectual Chen Duxiu, Feng Yuanzheng is a forceful presence.

From New York Times

Yet the rebellion in South China in nineteen-eleven, which brought about the presidency of Yuan Shih-Kai, must have seemed puny in its first stages.

From Project Gutenberg

Our cause was progressing slowly when the revolution against the Manchus came; then Yuan Shih-kai, and the restoration of Tubdan Gyatso.

From Project Gutenberg

"Otherwise," he said, "I'd become another Yuan Shih-kai."

From Time Magazine Archive

With her approval, Yuan Shih-kai's eldest son, Yuan Keh-cheng, took charge of the $2,000,000 fund and announced that he would at once raise and equip two brigades of troops to fight against Feng Yu-hsiang, despoiler of tombs.

From Time Magazine Archive