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Yi

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An ethnic group who live primarily in mountainous areas of southwest China.

noun

  1. 1

    An ethnic group who live primarily in mountainous areas of southwest China.

Etymology

From Mandarin 彝 (yí).

proper noun

  1. 1

    Any of a family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by this people.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from Korean. Equivalent to Chinese 李 (Lǐ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 이 (I) (based on the South Korean spelling), hanja: 李, also spelled 리 (Ri), especially in North Korea.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 易 (yì).

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