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Yee

Yee

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A family name written in English that comes from several Chinese surnames
  • proper noun
translation icon : Yee
  • The man who became Yee, that's what Big Ma, my auntie, always called him.
  • Mr. Yee
  • Yee Ot Wah
  • Yee Ot

As soon as Angela Yee had left and you know, she started her own show, shout out to her 'cause I have a big love for her as well.

Examples

  • I'm also stunned to see that Kelvin Han Yee was once in the running to play Data.

    Blog text (31)

  • Toi Gai is the pen name of noted scholar Yee Wong.

    The Foot Fist Way (2006)

  • May Sun Yee guide you and keep you safe.

    Turning Red (2022)

  • - Yee, give him a cup of coffee.

    The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)

  • Becky Yee, I love your music right now.

  • On the first page, there was a name written in Chinese: Yee Jun.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I picked it up, and the voice on the other side identified itself as one Maura Yee from Swedish Hospital downtown.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • At his hearing, a man named Yee Chuck Wah testified as his brother.

    Academic text (1998)

  • "My mother stared at the visa photo of the man Ba would soon become, Yee Jun, Jack Yee.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • May Sun Yee is a renowned artist known for her vibrant paintings.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Yee is a family name used in English to write several Chinese surnames that sound like 'yee' in southern China. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Yee like Lee, another common Chinese last name in English, because both are simple spellings of Chinese sounds, so Yee is just a last name you will meet among people with roots in China.