邓 ㄉㄥ ˋ dèng 小 ㄒㄧㄠ ˇ xiǎo 平 ㄆㄧㄥ ˊ píng 鄧 ㄉㄥ ˋ dèng 小 ㄒㄧㄠ ˇ xiǎo 平 ㄆㄧㄥ ˊ píng Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"