单词 | yin-yang symbol |
释义 | > as lemmasyin-yang symbol yin-yang n. the combination or fusion of the two cosmic forces; frequently attributive, esp. as yin-yang symbol, a circle divided by an S-shaped line into a dark and a light segment, representing respectively yin and yang, each containing a ‘seed’ of the other. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Confucianism > [adjective] > yin or yang > combination of yin-yang1850 society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Confucianism > [noun] > concepts in > yin or yang > combination of yin-yang1850 yang-yin1959 society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Confucianism > [noun] > concepts in > yin or yang > combination of > symbol of yin-yang symbol1972 1850 Chinese Repository 19 375 The Great Extreme..is not exterior to, or separate from the Yin-yáng. 1934 A. D. Waley Way & its Power App. ii. 112 The aim of the yin-yang philosophers was not the triumph of Light, but the attainment in human life of perfect balance between the two principles. 1958 W. Willetts Chinese Art I. iv. 273 The observed behaviour of this stellar couple accorded perfectly with the yin yang theory. 1972 Y. Manaka & I. A. Urquhart Layman's Guide Acupuncture ii. 32 Their relativity and inseparability are symbolized by the inclusion, in the Chinese yin-yang symbol, of a small portion of each within the other. 1976 C. Soo Chinese Art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan iii. 19 When these [outlines] are put together, the Yin-Yang symbol is obtained. 1977 C. Miller & K. Swift Words & Women iv. 69 The ancient belief that contrasting male and female forces are at work in everything—the yin~yang of dark and light..too easily becomes an adversary concept. < as lemmas |
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