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yí

Main
English Definition	proper; should; suitable; appropriate; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script	宜
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	yí
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ji⁴

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Words With Same Head Word
宜昌	yíchāng	Yichang prefecture level city in Hubei
宜人	yírén	nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people
宜宾	yíbīn	Yibin prefecture level city in Sichuan
宜兴	yíxīng	Yixing county level city in Wuxi 无锡, Jiangsu
宜春	yíchūn	Yichun prefecture level city in Jiangxi

Words With Same Tail Word
不宜	bùyí	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
事宜	shìyí	matters; arrangements
适宜	shìyí	suitable; appropriate
便宜	biànyí	convenient
因地制宜	yīn dì zhì yí	(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

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