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yang

UK/jæŋ/ US/ˈjæŋ/ common

noun

1.

the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology

  • “yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence”
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Origin

From early romanizations of Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng), originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings.

Phrases

  • Norrish-Yang reaction
  • Yang-Baxter equation

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