yang
yang
Definition
yang (yäŋ, yaŋ)
noun
in Chinese philosophy, the active, positive, masculine force or principle in the universe, source of light and heat: it is always both contrasted with and complementary to the yin
Etymology: Mandarin yang, male, daylight, solar
yang
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- energy: Heaven's yang energy is also most active around the equator.
- channel: This is a probable explanation for " all yang channels meet in the auricle " .
- person: The fei ren is a yang person in a yin position.
- line: The only difference is that where I use yang lines to indicate change, Karcher uses yin lines.
Modifying Another Word
- too: Considering hexagram 34 Great Power again, in the 3rd yang we have a correct line, but it is too yang.
- overly: Our Macrobiotic knowledge may lead us to conclude that ( at a certain moment ) we are overly yang.
Preposition: in
- nature: This is yang in nature, it is the breath of heaven, of spirituality and the power of unification.
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