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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries음양
Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eumyang
"음양의 조화는 자연의 섭리를 나타냅니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A principle of dualism in Chinese philosophy, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world.
"Traditional Chinese medicine views health as a harmonious balance of yin and yang within the body." - 2
The well-known symbol consisting of a circle divided into swirling black and white halves, each containing a spot of the other.
"She wore a small silver pendant shaped like the yin-yang symbol."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient Chinese philosophical terminology, combining 'yīn' (shady side, dark, feminine) and 'yáng' (sunny side, bright, masculine). The concept originated during the Zhou dynasty or earlier, representing the dualistic and complementary nature of natural phenomena in Taoism and Confucianism.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yin-yang" is said worldwide
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yin et yang
Transliteration: yin e jang
"Le concept du yin et du yang est central dans la philosophie taoïste."
Yin und Yang
Transliteration: yin und jang
"Yin und Yang symbolisieren die Harmonie der Gegensätze."
yin e yang
Transliteration: yin e jang
"Il simbolo dello yin e dello yang rappresenta l'equilibrio cosmico."
yin y yang
Transliteration: yin i yang
"El yin y el yang explican las fuerzas opuestas en el universo."
yin e yang
Transliteration: yin e yang
"A filosofia oriental baseia-se na harmonia entre o yin e o yang."
यिन और यांग
Transliteration: yin aur yang
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यिन और यांग ब्रह्मांडीय संतुलन का प्रतीक हैं।"
阴阳
Transliteration: yīn yáng
"阴阳学说是中国古代哲学的重要组成部分。"
음양
Transliteration: eumyang
Script: 한국어 한글
"음양의 조화는 자연의 섭리를 나타냅니다."
陰陽
Transliteration: inyō
Script: 日本語
"陰陽のバランスをとることは健康にとって重要です。"
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