"Yee" meaning in English

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        "2": "yue",
        "3": "余",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "³",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "zhx-tai",
        "3": "余",
        "tr": "yi³"
      },
      "expansion": "Taishanese 余 (yi³)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "余",
        "tr": "Î"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 余 (Î)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "⁵",
      "name": "sup"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "爾",
        "tr": "ji⁵"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 爾 /尔 (ji⁵)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Hokkien 余 (Î) or Cantonese 爾 /尔 (ji⁵).",
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  "pos": "name",
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        },
        {
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          "name": "English surnames",
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              180
            ]
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          "ref": "1999 February 14, Kristin Delaplane, “Carrying on family’s agricultural tradition”, in Historical Articles of Solano County, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2025:",
          "text": "“When I was growing up on the ranch, a retired Chinese man, who had farmed and lived all of his life in Vacaville, was living here on the ranch in a trailer. His name was Chong Yee. […]",
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        }
      ],
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        "A surname from Chinese."
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          "surname",
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  "word": "Yee"
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        "2": "yue",
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      "name": "bor+"
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      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "³",
      "name": "sup"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zhx-tai",
        "3": "余",
        "tr": "yi³"
      },
      "expansion": "Taishanese 余 (yi³)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "余",
        "tr": "Î"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 余 (Î)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "⁵",
      "name": "sup"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "爾",
        "tr": "ji⁵"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 爾 /尔 (ji⁵)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Hokkien 余 (Î) or Cantonese 爾 /尔 (ji⁵).",
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  "pos": "name",
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          "text": "“When I was growing up on the ranch, a retired Chinese man, who had farmed and lived all of his life in Vacaville, was living here on the ranch in a trailer. His name was Chong Yee. […]",
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        [
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