yin
A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool,…A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.
» The yin is dark, while the yang bright.
Їнь - темне, а Ян - світле.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.
Yin
иньinʹ
їньjinʹ
the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
Examples
5 sentencesThe yin is dark, while the yang bright.
Їнь - темне, а Ян - світле.
The yin is feminine and the yang is masculine.
Їнь - то жіноче, а ян - чоловіче.
ruИнь — женское начало, а ян — мужское.
deDas Yin ist weiblich, und das Yang ist männlich.
The opposites yin and yang pursue each other through time.
deDie Gegensätze - Yin und Yang - streben nacheinander bis ans Ende der Zeit.
The Yin and the Yang are complementary rather than opposite forces.
Їнь та Ян - взаємодоповнюючі, а не протидійні сили.
ruИнь и Ян - скорее дополняющие друг друга, чем противоположные силы.
deYing und Yang sind eher einander ergänzende als entgegengesetzte Kräfte.
Siu-Yin is prettier than she used to be.
deSiu-Yin ist hübscher als früher.
Translations
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Origin
From early romanizations of Chinese 陰／阴 (yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areaFrom early romanizations of Chinese 陰／阴 (yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home.
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