Yin
see under yin and yang.
one.
shang.
(in chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
contemporary examples
how a new england yankee conquered china sarah whitman-salkin july 13, 2009
bernie’s john hanc-ck allan dodds frank march 24, 2009
pat lykos: texas’ capital punishment avenger ben crair april 3, 2011
george r.r. martin’s top 10 fantasy films george r.r. martin april 10, 2011
polanski’s brilliant comeback simon schama february 17, 2010
historical examples
strange stories from a chinese studio (volumes i and ii) songling pu
the sayings of confucius confucius
the book of war: the military cl-ssic of the far east sunzi (active 6th century b.c.) and wutzu
the northern iron george a. birmingham
betty grier joseph waugh
determiner, pr-noun, noun
a scot word for one
noun
two complementary principles of chinese philosophy: yin is negative, dark, and feminine, yang positive, bright, and masculine. their interaction is thought to maintain the harmony of the universe and to influence everything within it
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