Soong (so?ong) Chinese family including Charles Jones Soong (c. 1866-1927), a Methodist missionary and businessman, and his son T.V. Soong (1894-1971), premier of the Nationalist government (1945-1947). One of his daughters, Soong Ch’ing-ling (1892-1981), married Sun Yat-sen, and another, Soong Mei-ling (1897?-2003), married Chiang Kai-shek.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Soong (s??) or Songn (Biography) an influential Chinese family, notably Soong Ch’ing-ling (1890?1981), who married Sun Yat-sen and became a vice-chairman of the People’s Republic of China (1959); and Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), who married Chiang Kai-shekCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014