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Ch'ing

American  
[ching] / tʃɪŋ /
Or Qing

noun

  1. Manchu1


Ching British  
/ tʃɪŋ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designating the Manchu dynasty (1644–1912) of China

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“Chiang Ch’ing was an actress before she met Mao,” she said recently.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2011

The capital's committee, for example, is led by Mayor Wu Teh, who was appointed the city's acting mayor in 1966 when Chiang Ch'ing was busily promoting her supporters.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Mao Tse-tung's wife, Chiang Ch'ing wielded more power than any other woman in China and possibly in the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the leader of the radical "Gang of Four"* accused of attempting to seize power after Mao's death last September, Chiang Ch'ing is pictured as a scheming empress of days long past.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ch'ing Wen promptly turned back and entered the room.

From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft