Internet Slang
yysy
有一说一yǒu yī shuō yī
In English
to be fair / not gonna lie
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Declining · Fading but still aliveliterally: say one as one (call it as it is)
What does yysy mean?
A preface meaning "to be fair" or "honestly", signaling a frank, even-handed take. Typed as yysy.
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Example
yysy，这部电影的特效是真的好。
yysy, zhè bù diànyǐng de tèxiào shì zhēn de hǎo.
Not gonna lie, this movie's effects really are great.
Where yysy comes from
The idiom 有一说一 became a stock opener in forum debates, then got abbreviated to its pinyin initials. Less common than at its peak.