陰U+967010 STROKES
Entry·pron. yīn
ㄧㄣ
“Shady; overcast; cloudy; the negative principle in Chinese philosophy (yin); implicit; hidden; negative (electric); feminine; moon; genitalia; surname Yin.”
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- 陰影ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˇshadow; a dark area blocked from light; a figurative shadow, such as a lingering worry or gloom in one's mind.
- 陰謀ㄧㄣ ㄇㄡˊa secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a conspiracy; to plot or scheme secretly
- 陰陽ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊyin and yang; complementary opposing forces in Chinese philosophy; divination or geomancy based on cosmic principles; a fortune-teller or feng shui practitioner; cathode and anode in electricity.
- 陰暗ㄧㄣ ㄢˋdim; dark; overcast; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy; (fig.) dismal
- 陰道ㄧㄣ ㄉㄠˋthe vagina; the female reproductive canal from the uterus to the vulva; also: the passive or yielding principle in classical cosmology; ancient term for sexual arts; roads on the north side of a mountain; the underworld
- 陰霾ㄧㄣ ㄇㄞˊovercast, gloomy weather; a dark, gloomy atmosphere; a sullen, troubled look
- 光陰ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣtime; the passage of time; time as it passes; time in general.
- 陰莖ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥpenis; male organ for urination and sexual intercourse, composed of erectile tissue
- 陰鬱ㄧㄣ ㄩˋgloomy and dark; somber; deeply melancholy or depressed
- 陰沉ㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊdark and gloomy (of weather); sullen, brooding, hard to read (of personality)
- 陰性ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋfemale; negative (medical test result); feminine grammatical gender
- 陰雨ㄧㄣ ㄩˇovercast and rainy; gloomy and dismal
- 陰森ㄧㄣ ㄙㄣgloomy and eerie; dark and chilling; densely overgrown with trees
- 陰險ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˇsinister and treacherous; deceitful and scheming
- 陰間ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢthe underworld; realm of the dead where souls go after death
- 陰謀論ㄧㄣ ㄇㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋconspiracy theory; belief that events are secretly manipulated by powerful groups
- 陰柔ㄧㄣ ㄖㄡˊsoft and yielding; gentle and subtle; feminine in character or approach
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