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
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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
Yü is credited with having saved civilization by building canals and dams.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
We put up in the temple that crowns it, dedicated to Yü Huang, the "Jade Emperor" of the Taoists; and his image and those of his attendant deities watched our slumbers.
From Appearances Being Notes of Travel by G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson
Yü Huang, at the end of his resources, summoned Buddha, who came and addressed Sun as follows: “Why do you wish to possess yourself of the Kingdom of the Heavens?”
From Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
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
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
She sank into the desk chair, thinking cheng yu — idiomatic sayings, the Chinese had a lot of them too.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
An attorney who represents YU Pride Alliance did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Times.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
On Friday evening, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an administrative order that temporarily shielded the Orthodox Jewish university, which objects to recognizing the YU Pride Alliance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 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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