阴阳
陰陽Meanings
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- 1.yin and yang
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- 1.yin and yang (☯) (two opposing forces in nature)
- 2.two contrasting things; antitheses
- 3.ancient Chinese astronomy, especially the study of the movement of celestial bodies
- 4.occult arts such as astrology, divination, geomancy, etc.
- 5.yin-yang geomancer
- 6.cathode and anode (short for 陰極 and short for 陽極)
- 7.fengshui master; geomancer
- 8.to speak or act in a sarcastic or ironic way; to insinuate; to mock in a disguised manner; to be passive-aggressive, see 陰陽怪氣 /阴阳怪气 (yīnyángguàiqì).
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Etymology
As a compound, first attested in the Yong yu (永盂) bronze inscription of the mid-Western Zhou, where it is used as a geographical term denoting the shaded and sunlit sides of the Luo River. 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.".
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