yang
pronunciation
How to pronounce yang in British English:
UK [jæŋ]
How to pronounce yang in American English:
US [jæŋ]
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- Noun:
- the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
Word Origin
- yang (n.)
- masculine or positive principle in Chinese philosophy, 1670s, from Mandarin yang, said to mean "male, daylight, solar," or "sun, positive, male genitals."
Example
- 1. Do you think yang was forced out ?
- 2. But yang and chen have their reasons .
- 3. The transgression cost mr yang his job as a law professor .
- 4. All of yang 's clothes and possessions sat on open shelves .
- 5. Mr yang would like more but his wife has had enough .