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陰陽
ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊ
“yin 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.”
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陰
ㄧㄣ
Shady; overcast; cloudy; the negative principle in Chinese philosophy (yin); implicit; hidden; negative (electric); feminine; moon; genitalia; surname Yin.
陽
ㄧㄤˊ
The sun; the male principle in Taoism, opposite of yin; positive electric charge; the bright side of a mountain or shady side of water; the world of the living.
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- 太陽ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊsun; sunlight; sunshine
- 陽光ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤsunshine; sunlight; (of personality) cheerful, upbeat, energetic; (of governance, process) transparent, open to public scrutiny
- 陰影ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˇshadow; a dark area blocked from light; a figurative shadow, such as a lingering worry or gloom in one's mind.
- 太陽能ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄥˊsolar energy; power derived from the sun's radiation, convertible into electricity or heat.
- 陰謀ㄧㄣ ㄇㄡˊa secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a conspiracy; to plot or scheme secretly