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Yin

//jɪn// name, noun, num

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A mountain range in northern China at the southeast end of the Gobi Desert.
  3. 3
    an alternative name for the Shang dynasty historical
Noun
  1. 1
    A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world. uncountable

    ""Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?""

  2. 2
    the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology wordnet
Numeral
  1. 1
    The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster

Etymology

Etymology 1

From early romanizations of Chinese 陰／阴 (yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home.

Etymology 2

From ān. Doublet of yan, yen, ane and one.

Etymology 3

From the romanization of various Chinese characters.

Etymology 4

A borrowing of Chinese 陰山／阴山 (Yīnshān)

Etymology 5

From Mandarin 殷 (Yīn).

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