Yin

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From Mandarin trad. 陰, simpl. 阴 (pinyin: yīn)

Noun

Yin (plural Yins)

1. The essential female principle in some Eastern religions and philosophies.

Antonyms

• yang

Related terms

• yin-yang

Translations

essential female principle

Chinese: Mandarin: 陰 (cmn), 阴 (cmn) (yīn) Japanese: 陰 (ja) (いん, in)

Korean: 음 (ko) (eum) (陰 (ko)) Russian: инь (ru) (in') f. and n. Vietnamese: âm (vi) (陰 (vi))

Etymology 2

From ān. Cognate with yan, yen, ane and one.

Cardinal number

Yin

1. The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster

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French

Etymology

Sinitic 陰 (yin)

Noun

Yin m.

1. (singular only) yin

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Mandarin

Noun

Yin (Pinyin yin1, traditional and simplified 音)

1. # (linguistics) phone

See also

• -yin

Pinyin syllable

yin

1. Nonstandard spelling of yīn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yín.
3. Nonstandard spelling of yǐn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yìn.

Notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.es:yin fr:yin nl:yin ta:yin tr:yin vi:yin wa:yin