tuchun

[ doo-jyn ]

nounChinese History.
  1. the title of a military governor of a province during the period 1916–28.

  2. a war lord.

Origin of tuchun

1
1915–20; <Chinese (Wade-Giles) tu1chün1, (pinyin) dūjūn literally, oversee troops

Words Nearby tuchun

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How to use tuchun in a sentence

  • When the time came for after-dinner speeches, Mrs. Dewey told the tuchun that his province must adopt co-education.

    The Problem of China | Bertrand Russell

British Dictionary definitions for tuchun

tuchun

/ (tuːˈtʃuːn) /


noun
  1. (formerly) a Chinese military governor or warlord

Origin of tuchun

1
from Chinese, from tu to superintend + chün troops

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