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yee

pron
/jiː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Hokkien 余 (Î) or Cantonese 爾 /尔 (ji⁵).

  1. borrowed from 余
  2. borrowed from 余
  3. borrowed from 余

Definitions

  1. You (the people being addressed)

    You (the people being addressed); alternative spelling of ye.

  2. Obsolete form of ye.

    • Speak yee who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels, for yee behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, Day without Night, Circle his Throne, rejoycing, yee in Heav'n, On Earth joyn all yee Creatures to extoll.

  3. yes, yeah

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname from Chinese.

      • “When I was growing up on the ranch, a retired Chinese man, who had farmed and lived all of his life in Vacaville, was living here on the ranch in a trailer. His name was Chong Yee. […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA