yú
俞
classical interjection expressing permission
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesinterjection
expressing permission; indeed; is it not
literaryUsed in classical Chinese texts to express permission, affirmation, or rhetorical questions.
Zǐ子
yuē曰
：
“
Kě可
yǐ矣
yú欤
？
”
Confucius said: "Is it acceptable?"
Cǐ此
fēi非
jūn君
zǐ子
zhī之
yán言
yú欤
？
Is this not the words of a gentleman?
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Zǐ子
zhī之
jiào教
wǒ我
，
Kě可
yǐ矣
yú欤
。
Your teaching is acceptable to me.
Rán然
zé则
fèi废
xiān先
wáng王
zhī之
dào道
，
Fén焚
bǎi百
jiā家
zhī之
yán言
，
Yǐ以
yú愚
qián黔
shǒu首
，
Fēi非
yú欤
？
Then abandoning the ways of former kings, burning the books of the hundred schools, and making the common people愚昧—was this not so?
Xiān先
shēng生
zhī之
yán言
，
Xìn信
rán然
yú欤
？
Is what you say, sir, truly so?
noun
a surname
A rare Chinese surname.
Yú欤
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
gǔ古
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
。
Mr. Yu is our school's classical Chinese teacher.
《
Bǎi百
jiā家
xìng姓
》
zhōng中
méi没
yǒu有
Yú欤
xìng姓
。
The surname Yu is not included in the "Hundred Family Surnames".
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Yú欤
zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
shì氏
fēi非
cháng常
hǎn罕
jiàn见
。
The surname Yu is very rare.
Qǐng请
wèn问
nín您
guì贵
xìng姓
？
Wǒ我
xìng姓
Yú欤
。
May I ask your surname? My surname is Yu.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
xìng姓
Yú欤
de的
míng名
rén人
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
。
There are very few famous people with the surname Yu in history.