Yang was considered a "hot-headed radical" in the Beida literature department and stirred the ire of his professors by sharply critiquing Chinese culture.
jˈɑːŋ wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd ˈeɪ "hˈɑːthˈɛdᵻd ɹˈædɪkəl" ɪnðə bˈeɪdə lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ænd stˈɜːd ðɪ ˈaɪɚɹ ʌv hɪz pɹəfˈɛsɚz baɪ ʃˈɑːɹpli kɹɪtˈiːkɪŋ tʃaɪnˈiːz kˈʌltʃɚ.