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宋美龄

Sòng Měi língdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

宋美齡 宋美龄 [Song4 Mei3 ling2] /Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife/

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Other forms in these source records: 宋美齡

  • 宋
    Sòng

    surname Song / the Song dynasty (960–1279) / Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nán cháo Sòng]

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 龄
    líng

    age / length of experience, membership etc

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