Pei

¹

[ pey ]

noun

1. I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming], 1917–2019, U.S. architect, born in China.

P.E.I.

²

abbreviation for

1. Prince Edward Island.

Pei

¹

/ peɪ /

noun

1. PeiI(eoh) M(ing)1917MUSChineseARCHITECTURE: architect I ( eoh ) M ( ing ). born 1917, US architect, born in China. His buildings include the E wing of the National Museum of Art, Washington DC (1978), a glass and steel pyramid at the Louvre, Paris (1989), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, USA (1995)

PEI

²

abbreviation for

1. Prince Edward Island

Example Sentences

Pei’s East Wing, whose atrium alone is likely to boost a visitor’s daily step count.

From New York Times

And that's how Mr Pei, who was born in Taiwan to parents from the northern province of Shandong, sees himself: "I am Taiwanese."

From BBC

Pei — became one of Pfeiffer’s first major projects that unambiguously put people first.

From Los Angeles Times

Yohannes Laksana and her friend Trisha Pei flew in from Austin, Texas, for the Anime Expo, and on Saturday waited in the “weapons check” line outside the Convention Center’s North Hall entrance.

From Los Angeles Times

“China wants to engage the U.S. from a position of strength, and China is clearly not in that position now,” Mr. Pei said.

From New York Times