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蒋公

蔣公
Jiǎnggōng
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Meanings

  1. 1 honorific title for Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)
  2. 2 'Lord Chiang'

Examples

蒋公是中华民国前总统蒋介石的尊称。
Jiǎng Gōng shì Zhōnghuá Mínguó qián zǒngtǒng Jiǎng Jièshí de zūnchēng.
'Jiang Gong' is an honorific for the former President of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek.
台湾随处可见蒋公的铜像。
Táiwān suíchù kějiàn Jiǎng Gōng de tóngxiàng.
Bronze statues of Chiang Kai-shek can be seen everywhere in Taiwan.

Tips

history
蒋公 refers to 蒋介石 (Jiǎng Jièshí, 1887-1975), leader of the Kuomintang (KMT), commander-in-chief of Republican China through WWII, and head of state on Taiwan from 1949 until his death. The 公 (gōng) suffix is a respectful 'Lord/Sir' applied to revered male elders or statesmen.
register
Politically loaded. 蒋公 is the standard reverential form in Taiwan KMT-aligned discourse and on memorials (e.g. 蒋公纪念歌 Jiǎng Gōng Jìniàn Gē, 'Memorial Song for Chiang Gong'). In mainland China his official designation is the neutral 蒋介石 or, more critically, 蒋匪 (Jiǎng fěi, 'Chiang the bandit') in older propaganda.

Stroke Order

蒋 Jiǎng
公 gōng