yi
[yee]
- (in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
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Origin of yi
From the Chinese word yì
Yi
[yee]
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Examples from the Web for yi
Contemporary Examples
Yi Lin Zhuo, 31, had not yet returned from work at the time of the attack.
Essos is also home to the archipelagos of Braavos and Lys, cities Pentos, Asshai, Yi Ti, and the Shadow Lands.
But after meeting her, it is clear that Yi is not the timid girl from the film.
So he proposed that Yi put herself on camera as the interviewer, and that she also fall in love over the course of the film.
At one point on a date, Cera pretends to leave the restaurant, leaving Yi sitting despondent for a full minute.
Historical Examples
The like is to be said of the oblong of ay, and yi, by drawing the perpendicular sl, as afore.
The Way To GeometryPeter Ramus
Therefore as ea is to yi: so is yi to ue; and so is ue, to ai.
The Way To GeometryPeter Ramus
Yi, an' there's some chaps as does go round like moudiwarps.
Sons and LoversDavid Herbert Lawrence
"My heart softens strangely at your tears," said Yi Chin Ho.
When God Laughs and Other StoriesJack London
But, unlike his brethren in other lands, Yi Chin Ho was in jail.
When God Laughs and Other StoriesJack London