Sun Yat-sen

[ soon-yaht-sen ]

noun
  1. 1866–1925, Chinese political and revolutionary leader.

  • Also Pinyin, Sun Yi·xian [soon-yee-shyahn]. /ˈsun ˈyiˈʃyɑn/.

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Sun Yat-sen

/ (ˈsʊn ˈjɑːtˈsɛn) /


noun
  1. 1866–1925, Chinese statesman, who was instrumental in the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty and was the first president of the Republic of China (1911). He reorganized the Kuomintang

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