D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

yin and yang

/yĭn ənd yăng/ · IPA
01 n. the two fundamental principles, one negative, dark, passive, cold, wet, and feminine (yin) and the other (yang) positive, bright, active, d…
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    the two fundamental principles, one negative, dark, passive, cold, wet, and feminine (yin) and the other (yang) positive, bright, active, dry, hot and masculine. The interactions and balance of these forces in people and nature influence their behavior and fate.(Chinese philosophy)