陰陽

Etymology

Yin later came to be associated with “female, dark, soft, passive, etc.”, and yang later came to be associated with “male, light, hard, active, etc.”.

Pronunciation

Noun

陰陽

1. (Chinese philosophy) yin and yang (☯) (two opposing forces in nature)

   • 陰陽不測之謂神。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     阴阳不测之谓神。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: I Ching, 3^rd – 2^nd millennia BCE

     Yīnyáng bù cè zhī wèi shén. [Pinyin]

     That which can not be measured (in straightforward terms such as) (bad and good; negative and positive etc.) is called mysterious (or divine).

2. (figuratively) two contrasting things; antitheses
3. (literary) ancient Chinese astronomy, especially the study of the movement of celestial bodies
4. (literary, historical) occult arts such as astrology, divination, geomancy, etc.
5. (literary, historical) yin-yang geomancer
6. (physics) cathode and anode (Short for 陰極. and Short for 陽極.)

Noun

陰陽 (hiragana いんよう, rōmaji in'yō, alternative reading おんよう, rōmaji on'yō, alternative reading おんみょう, rōmaji onmyō)

1. yin-yang, (Yin and Yang)

See also

• 陰陽師 (in'yōji, on'yōji or Onmyōji) "yin-yang master/teacher"
• 陰陽道 (おんみょうどう, onmyōdō) "the way of yin & yang"

Noun

陰陽 • (eumyang) (hangeul 음양)

1. Hanja form^? of 음양 (“yin-yang”).

Noun

陰陽

1. Hán tự form of âm dương, “yin-yang”