Yü
noun
a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
Yü
American
[yy ]
/ jü /
Pinyin,
Yu
noun
yu
1
British
abbreviation
-
(formerly) Yugoslavia
-
the former Union of Serbia and Montenegro
YU
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of YU
from Yugoslavia
Example Sentences
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Yü is credited with having saved civilization by building canals and dams.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
For instance, Mencius, a Confucian philosopher, relates a story of Shun’s care for his blind father and wicked stepmother, while Yü is praised for his selfless devotion to work.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The Master said, I see no flaw in Yü.
From The Sayings Of Confucius by Lyall, Leonard Arthur
The Hia Dynasty.—As a reward for his services Yü was selected to succeed Shun as emperor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
Those wilds have long since disappeared as such, but the memory of Han Yü remains, a treasure for ever.
From China and the Chinese by Giles, Herbert Allen
The philosophy was often delivered in the Jamaican patois: “member whe yu cum fram.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2021
“Now flap. Yeah, lye dat, baby. / lap lye yu waving gootbai. See? / I telling yu . . . I telling yu. Yor daddy? / He fly.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 3, 2019
“To the family I thank u for allowing me to visit wit yu guys and be there to support,” Beckham wrote.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2017
Baby allegedly dismissed the producer with text messages that read “I’m working with yu fam.”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2015
Yu never know when yu mite need things.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Katie Rosenfeld, a YU Pride Alliance spokesperson, said the ruling was “a victory for Yeshiva University students who are simply seeking basic rights that are uncontested at peer universities.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
YU Pride Alliance is whether the Manhattan campus is a “public accommodation” and therefore subject to the New York City Human Rights Law, which forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
Richard Joel, the president of YU, reached out to me last year about wanting to do something in my name at YU in public policy.
From Time ● Jul. 30, 2014
March 19, 2010 12:54 pm Link OMG YU NOC AMV is being funny!
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2010
After a call with Rabbi Pardo and a crowdsource of several of his YU WhatsApp groups, someone told him of a chevra kadisha, a burial society, he could try.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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