Jiang Jie Shi
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Jiang Jie-shi — /dʒiˈʌŋ ˈdʒiɛ ʃi/ (say jee ung jeee shee) noun 1887–1975, president of China as leader of the Nationalist government 1928–31, 1943–49; leader of the Taiwanese authority 1950–75. Formerly, Chiang Kai shek …
Jiang Jingguo — /dʒiˈʌŋ ˈdʒɪŋgwoʊ/ (say jee ung jinggwoh) noun 1910–88, Taiwanese politician, son of Jiang Jie shi (Chiang Kai shek); leader of the Taiwanese authority 1978–88. Formerly, Chiang Ching kuo …
Guomindang — /gwɔmɪnˈtʌŋ/ (say gwawmin tung) noun a Chinese political party founded by Sun Zhong shan (Sun Yat sen) in 1911 and led from 1925–75 by Jiang Jie shi (Chiang Kai shek); the dominant party in China until 1949; thereafter the ruling party in Taiwan …
Kanggye-si — Original name in latin Kanggye si Name in other language Kakai, Kang ge, Kange, Kanggye, Kanggye si, Kokai, Kkai, gang gye, gang gyesi, jiang jie, jiang jie shi, Канге State code KP Continent/City Asia/Pyongyang longitude 40.96946 latitude… … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Chiang Kai-shek — biographical name 1887 1975 pinyin Jiang Jie shī Chinese general & politician; president of China (1948 49; Taiwan, 1950 75) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Burma Road — /bɜmə ˈroʊd/ (say bermuh rohd) noun a mountainous road extending from the town Lashio in northern Burma (now Myanmar) through China to Kunming in Yunnan province in the north west; used in World War II for supplying Jiang Jie shi s forces in… …
Chiang Kai-shek — /ˌtʃæŋ kaɪ ˈʃɛk/ (say .chang kuy shek) noun → Jiang Jie shi …
Song — /sʊŋ/ (say soong) noun 1. Mei ling (Mayling), 1898–2003, widow of Jiang Jie shi (Chiang Kai shek). 2. her sister, Quing ling (Ching ling), 1890–1980, widow of Sun Zhong shan (Sun Yat sen). Formerly, Soong. Also, Sung …
Taiwan — /taɪˈwan/ (say tuy wahn), / ˈwɒn/ (say won) noun an island separated from south eastern China by the Taiwan Strait; under Japanese colonial rule 1895–1945 when it became a province of China; with some nearby islands forms an area with its own… …
Chiang Kai-shek — noun Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his… … Useful english dictionary
