Yú (surname 余)
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For similar names, see Yu (surname 于) and Yu (Chinese surname).
Yúe (Chinese: 余; pinyin: Yúe) is a Chinese family name. It is also sometimes translated to Yee, the Taishanese spelling, in English. The name is transliterated as Dư in Vietnamese but is very rare in Vietnam. In Indonesia, it is transliterated as Oe (from Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Û) It is the 90th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]
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Pronunciation | Yúe (Mandarin) Yee, Woo, Oe (Hokkien) Yue, Yue, Yee, Eu (Cantonese) Yi, Yee (Gan Chinese, Xiang Chinese, Sze yap) Er (Teochew) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Middle Chinese |
Word/name | the area of Fengxiang (鳳翔) to Xianyang (咸陽) in Shaanxi. |
Meaning | "surplus" |
Other names | |
Cognate(s) | You (由) |
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