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 | 阴阳 | | yīnyáng | 名 | | 1 【哲】 (in Chinese thought) yin and yang (the two opposing principles in nature, the former feminine and negative, the latter masculine and positive) |
2 ancient Chinese astronomy (esp. the study of the movements of the celestial bodies): | | 阴阳交错。 The yin and yang forces are opposing but complementary to each other. |
3 occult arts (e. g. astrology, geomancy, etc. ) | 阴阳历 lunisolar calendar | 阴阳人 bisexual person; hermaphrodite | 阴阳生 〈旧〉 yin-yang adept (e. g. astrologer, diviner, geomancer, etc. ) | 阴阳水 【中医】 yin-yang water (a mixture of hot and cold water, or of river and well water, used for washing down or preparing medicine) | 阴阳两虚 【中医】 deficiency in both yin and yang | 阴阳先生 〈旧〉 geomancer [usu. employed as a funeral adviser] |
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