The Yin and the Yang are complementary rather than opposite forces.
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Yin
//jɪn//
Synonyms for "yin"
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Translations
11 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 陰 /阴 noun (essential female principle)
German
1 entries- Yin noun (essential female principle)
Hungarian
1 entries- jin noun (essential female principle)
Japanese
1 entries- 陰 noun (essential female principle)
Korean
1 entries- 음 noun (essential female principle)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡝ noun (essential female principle)
Persian
1 entries- یین noun (essential female principle)
Russian
1 entries- инь noun (essential female principle)
Swedish
1 entries- yin noun (essential female principle)
Ukrainian
1 entries- їнь noun (essential female principle)
Vietnamese
1 entries- âm noun (essential female principle)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The yin is dark, while the yang bright.
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The yin is feminine and the yang is masculine.
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The opposites yin and yang pursue each other through time.
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