was wotd|2007|May|18
English
Image:Yin yang.svg|thumb|A yin-yang symbol
Etymology
From Mandarin zh-ts|陰陽|阴阳 (yīnyáng), from w:Old Chinese|Old Chinese.
Pronunciation
enPR|yÄn yăng, IPA|/ˈjɪn ˈjæŋ/
audio|en-us-yin-yang.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|sg=yin-yang
- A circular symbol consisting of a white and black droplet (☯), representing the fusion of the concepts of yin and yang
Translations
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|陰陽|阴阳 (yīnyáng)
:Min Nan: zh-ts|陰陽|阴阳 (w:Quanzhou|Quanzhou, w:Xiamen|Xiamen) im-iông; (w:Zhangzhou|Zhangzhou) im-iâng
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Japanese: 陰陽 (ã„ã‚“ よã†, in'yÅ)
Korean: ìŒì–‘ (陰陽 eumYang)
Category:Chinese derivations
zh-min-nan:yin-yang
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