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Soong

[ soong ]

noun

  1. Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
  2. Ai-ling [ahy, -, ling], 1888–1973, wife of H. H. Kung.
  3. Ching-ling or Ch’ing-ling [ching, -, ling], 1892–1981, widow of Sun Yat-sen.
  4. Mei-ling or Mayling [mey, -, ling], Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, 1897–2003, wife of Chiang Kai-shek.
  5. Tse-ven or Tzu-wen [tsoo, -, wuhn], T.V., 1894–1971, Chinese financier.


Soong

/ sʊŋ /

noun

  1. SoongCh'ing-ling18901981F SoongMei-ling18982003F an influential Chinese family, notably Soong Ch'ing-ling (1890–1981), who married Sun Yat-sen and became a vice-chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959); and Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), who married Chiang Kai-shek
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Soong, 18, wore a green windbreaker with a patch reading “The MVP of Democracy 2024.”

MimiQ Soong, the reigning Miss Taiwanese American who is studying world arts and culture at UCLA, did a “campaign dance” for Lai, pumping her fists and clutching her chest.

A woman behind her yelled er — two — urging Soong to lift another finger to represent Lai’s No. 2 position on the ballot.

“I saw how important being able to express your political view is and having a democracy where you can do that,” Soong said.

Soong’s father’s family came to Taiwan from China after World War II and, like many such families, supports the KMT.

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