yin-yang

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Definition of yin-yang in English English dictionary: A circular symbol consisting of a white and black droplet (☯), representing the fusion of the concepts of yin and yang; In East Asian thought, the two complementary forces or principles that make up all aspects and phenomena of life. Yin is earth, female, dark, passive, and absorbing; it is present in even numbers and in valleys and streams and is represented by the tiger, the colour orange, and a broken line. Yang is heaven, male, light, active, and penetrating; it is present in odd numbers and mountains and is represented by the dragon, the colour azure, and an unbroken line. Together they express the interdependence of opposites; In East Asian thought, the two complementary forces or principles that make up all aspects and phenomena of life. Yin is earth, female, dark, passive, and absorbing; it is present in even numbers and in valleys and streams and is represented by the tiger, the colour orange, and a broken line. Yang is heaven, male, light, active, and penetrating; it is present in odd numbers and mountains and is represented by the dragon, the colour azure, and an unbroken line. Together they express the interdependence of opposites
yin and yang: Chinese words for complementary and opposite forces that make up the life force (Qi)
yin and yang: existence of a universal balance of opposite and complementary principles (Chinese Philosophy)
yin and yang: A dualistic philosophy of passive and active, good and bad, light and dark, positive and negative, male and female, etc , and that they are in opposition, each is part of the whole and works together
yin and yang: the ancient Chinese philosophy which is based on the idea that everything in the universe is formed and influenced by the combination of two forces called yin and yang
yin and yang: Represented in one of the most widely-known symbols from Chinese culture, the concept of Yin and Yang lies at the heart of most of the arts of Kung Fu Represented as a circle divided between a dark half and a light, the Taiji symbol represents two mutually complementary forces in nature: Yin, the force characterized as dark, cold, stillness, passiveness and potential; and Yang, the force characterized as light, warmth, action, agressiveness and expression
yin and yang: – Chinese words for complementary and opposite forces that make up the life force (Qi)
yin and yang: Yin is still, Yang moves Yin is cold, Yang is hot Yin is solid, Yang is active Yin is inside, Yang is outside These ideas help to understand a diagnosis and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine
yin and yang: Part of Chinese Taoism or philosophy These are inseparable components of a single reality Yin is the passive element and so regulates or inhibits or resists through its constancy Yang is the active component that generates and outpours The sun is a good example of yang expression The earth that absorbs this energy is yin [2: see compatibility]