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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ru5
POJ: jû
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

proper-noun: a Chinese surname (Yu)
俞

Etymology 1 covers several senses (surname, 'to approve', archaic interjection 'yes', adjective 'satisfied') all sharing the ru5 reading; the surname sense was chosen as the most common in modern usage.

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