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Word: Yin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from Chinese yīn ‘feminine’, ‘moon’, ‘shade’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
jɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in Chinese philosophy) the passive female principle of the universe, characterized as female and sustaining and associated with earth, dark, and cold.
Short Definition:(in Chinese philosophy) passive female principle of universe
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