Yeh
intj, name, pron ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of yeah; yes. alt-of, alternative
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of you. alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling
"‘Budge up, yeh great lump,’ said the stranger."
- 1 A surname.
"THE most conspicuous example of a single gift to modern education in China by an individual is that of Mr. Yeh Ching-chong of Shanghai. Himself a man of humble origin and scant education, he came from Ningpo (Chinhai) to Shanghai in his youth and shared in the splendid prosperity of this rapidly developing city.[…]He left an enthusiastic supporter in the person of his eldest son, Mr. Yeh Sung-ching, who added another Tls. 100,000 to his father's gift and thus made possible the completion of handsome buildings without the necessity of withdrawing too much money from the permanent endowment."
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More examples"‘Budge up, yeh great lump,’ said the stranger."
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 葉/叶 (Yeh⁴).
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