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YANG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
Example:
yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("yang" is a kind of...):
principle; rule (a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct)
Domain region:
Cathay; China; Communist China; mainland China; People's Republic of China; PRC; Red China (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)
Antonym:
yin (the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb yang
