Yi
Encyclopedia
Yi may mean:
- Yi (Cyrillic)Yi (Cyrillic)Yi is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.It represents the iotated vowel sound , like the pronunciation of ⟨yi⟩ in "playing", and is used in the Rusyn and Ukrainian alphabets....
(Ї ї), a letter of the Ukrainian alphabet - Yi (editor)Yi (editor)Yi is a text editor written and extensible in Haskell. The goal of Yi is to provide a flexible, powerful and correct editor core dynamically scriptable in Haskell....
, a text editor written in Haskell - Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
(FIPS country code YI) - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's IslandSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's IslandSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, originally released as in Japan, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the SNES console. Despite its title, this game serves as a prequel to all other games within the established Mario Bros timeline...
, and its sequel, Yoshi's Island DS - ZunZunThe zun or yi is an ancient type of Chinese bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or square vase-like form, and sometimes in the shape of an animal, dating from the Shang Dynasty. Used in religious ceremonies to hold wine, the zun has a wide lip to facilitate pouring. Vessels have been...
, or yi, bronze drinkware of ancient China - Yi, an abbreviation for the binary prefixBinary prefixIn computing, a binary prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is prepended to the units of digital information, the bit and the byte, to indicate multiplication by a power of 2...
yobi-, representing 280 - YiYi (Confucianism)Yi, , literally "justice, righteousness; meaning," is an important concept in Confucianism. It is the moral disposition to do good....
, - Yi as a surname may refer to:
- Yi (Chinese surname)
- Lee (Korean name)Lee (Korean name)Lee is the common English spelling of 이 , a common Korean family name. The proper pronunciation in South Korea is like the English letter "E", although in North Korea the name is still written as "리" and pronounced "Lee". Many times South Koreans will knowingly introduce themselves as "Lee" to...
- YiYi (vessel)A yi is an ancient ritual bronze vessel from China. It has the shape of half a gourd with a handle and usually supported by four legs. It is believed it was used to contain water for washing hands before rituals like sacrifices....
, a type of ancient bronze ritual vessel from china.
Peoples and languages
- Yi peopleYi peopleThe Yi or Lolo people are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China...
, an ethnic group in China - Yi languageYi languageNuosu , also known as Northern Yi, Liangshan Yi, and Sichuan Yi, is the prestige language of the Yi people; it has been chosen by the Chinese government as the standard Yi language and, as such, is the only one taught in school, both in its oral and written form...
- Yi scriptYi scriptThe Yi script, also historically known as Cuan Wen or Wei Shu , is used to write the Yi languages.-Classical Yi:Classical Yi is a syllabic logographic system that was reputedly devised during the Tang dynasty by someone called Aki...
- DongyiDongyiDongyi was a collective term for people in eastern China and in lands located to the east of ancient China. People referred to as Dongyi vary across the ages.The early Dongyi culture was one of earliest neolithic cultures in China....
(or Yi), ancient people who lived east of China - Yiddish languageYiddish languageYiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...
(ISO 639-1 language code yi)
Place names
- Yi County (disambiguation), two counties in China
- Yí RiverYí River-Geography:The Yí River originates in the Cuchilla Grande highlands. It flows generally west through central Uruguay to the Río Negro.Various other rivers, including the Porongos River and Chamangá River, are tributaries of the Yí River.-Departmental boundaries:...
, a river in Uruguay - Yi River (China)Yi River (China)The Yi River is a tributary of the Luo River in the province of Henan, China.The river rises in Luanchuan County, and then flows through the counties of Song and Yichuan before entering Luoyang city proper...
, a river in China
Individuals
- Yi JianlianYi JianlianYi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards. Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002 and...
, a Chinese basketball player - Yi Sun-sinYi Sun-sinYi Sun-shin was a Korean naval commander, famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty, and is well-respected for his exemplary conduct on and off the battlefield not only by Koreans, but by Japanese Admirals as well...
, a Korean admiral victorious in many naval battles - Yi YuanjiYi YuanjiYi Yuanji was a Northern Song Dynasty painter, famous for his realistic paintings of animals. According to Robert van Gulik, Yi Yuanji's paintings of gibbons were particularly celebrated....
, an 10th century Chinese painter - HouyiHouyiHouyi , also called Yiyi or simply Yi, was a mythological Chinese archer and the leader of Dongyi. He is sometimes portrayed as a god of archery descended from heaven to aid mankind, and sometimes as the chief of the Youqiong Tribe during the reign of King Tai Kang of Xia Dynasty...
, or Yi, a heroic figure from Chinese mythology - Guo YiGuo YiGuo Yi, style name Boyi , was a minister of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was also a son of Guo Jia....
, a minister during the Three Kingdoms period in China - Wu YiWu YiWu Yi was one of four Vice Premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, overseeing the country's economy until March 2008. Known as the "iron lady", Wu is one of the toughest negotiators in China's government.-Biography:...
, Vice Premier of China - Joseon DynastyJoseon DynastyJoseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
, or Yi royal family of Korea - Lee (Korean name)Lee (Korean name)Lee is the common English spelling of 이 , a common Korean family name. The proper pronunciation in South Korea is like the English letter "E", although in North Korea the name is still written as "리" and pronounced "Lee". Many times South Koreans will knowingly introduce themselves as "Lee" to...
- Lu Yi (disambiguation), any of several people with that name