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A surname from Chinese

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname from Chinese

    countable
  2. A former prefecture of China.

    countable · historical · uncountable
  3. Synonym of Youzhou, one of the Nine Provinces of Chinese legend.

    Chinese · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From irregular, Wade–Giles, and Hanyu Pinyin romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese characters, including 余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 /鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 /渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 /于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 /娱, 娱, 茹, 幽 (Yōu).

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