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One of two complementary Asian forces
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yin
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Yin is a Chinese surname. In 800 BCE, Bo Jifu, a renowned judge during the reign of Zhou Xuan Wang , held the position of Yin (equivalent to First Minister, most favored Minister, or Lord Protector ), and changed his name to Yin Jifu. During the era of ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
feminine or negative principle in Chinese philosophy, 1670s, from Chinese (Mandarin) yin , said to mean "female, night, lunar," or "shade, feminine, the moon." Compare yang . Yin-yang is from 1850.
Usage examples of yin.
Peering through the narrow slit between two hangings, he saw the headless yellow body with a scarlet cincture, which identified it as that of Yin Yin.
He thought for a moment that Guan Yin, the goddess of mercy, might have interceded on their behalf and sent the Ghost to a watery death.
He nodded at the emblems that had told him that she indeed followed feng shui diligently: an ostentatious bracelet of nine Chinese coins, a pin in the likeness of the homely goddess Guan Yin and a scarf with black fish on it.
I closed my eyes and prayed to Guan Yin, the goddess of mercy, the bodhisattva of compassion.
I could negotiate with the spirits: Guan Yin and the Mother of Mothers or the odd little spirit who had appeared in my dream.
Chinese coins, a pin in the likeness of the homely goddess Guan Yin and a scarf with black fish on it.
It was a pale lilac with the pictogram of the Yin family in green in one comer.
It was a pale lilac with the pictogram of the Yin family in green in one corner.
Now Threnody drew out one of the white objects Magician Yin had given me.
For an archetypal force indeed moved through him with his cock at her throttle or his hands on the wheel, the Faustian yang to her feminine yin.
More than fifteen years went by before Yin fell and Chou Hsin was thankfully slaughtered.
And although ambigrams were common in symbology-swastikas, yin yang, Jewish stars, simple crosses-the idea that a word could be crafted into an ambigram seemed utterly impossible.
She kept a mix of Rhode Island Reds (which were good egg layers), little bantams (which fared better on the edge of Elfhome's wilderness), and a mated pair of gray geese called Yin and Yang (that acted more like watchdogs than birds).
Tung Yin was goin’ to double-cross Kang Woon and Clanry and Miss Worley double-crossed Tung Yin, but I betcha they look funny when they open that golden pipe case and find nothin’ in it but Bill's old pipe.
Our embassy has received word that the Ranger's support ships intend to conduct search and rescue operations for their downed crew members lost in the air battle last week-" "They will not be permitted to enter the Celebes Sea, " Admiral Yin said solemnly.