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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Chinese (Cantonese)
Scripts 介石(Chinese)
Other Forms FormsJieshi, Jièshí, Jièshíh, Chieh-shih, Jiehshyr, Gaai-sehk, Gaai-sek, Kài-se̍k, Kaishek, Chiehshih, Jiesi, Jiesha, Jiexi, Jiezi, Xieshi, Xiesha, Xiesi, Xiechi, Xiexi, Xieche, Qieshi, Chishih, Chuehshih, Chishi, Chichih, Chihchi, Chichi
Meaning & History
Cantonese romanization of Jieshi, notably borne by the Chinese politician, revolutionary, and military leader Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), also known as Jiang Jieshi, the first president of Taiwan; he was previously the leader of mainland China from 1928 until 1949, when the Kuomintang nationalist government was defeated in the Chinese Civil War by the Chinese Communist Party, led by the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong.