yi
noun
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
Yis
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pluralof Yi.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He stopped for a moment to see if I would believe him, then went on: "Yis, ma'am, that same is nearer three hundred years old, all told."
From Rosemary and Rue by Amber
Yis, indade, mam, I try to be that very same.
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Alfred Ernest Rice
Yis, yer honor, an me wid two foine girls left home.
From Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure by Eustace Hale Ball
Yis, pups," said the old man, rising, "it'll be a good tramp through the snow, but we'll go in the mornin', and see ef the woman be in want.
From How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas by W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) Murray
Yis, and I am King George, The Prisidint of this Door; and me orders is that no one goes through here without a pass from Mr. Morrisey.
From Continuous Vaudeville by Hal Merrit
