음양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 陰陽, from 陰 (“yin”) + 陽 (“yang”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯmja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [으먕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eum'yang
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmyang
Yale Romanization?	um.yang

Noun

태극도 (太極圖, taegeukdo) - taijitu

태극기 (太極旗, taegeukgi)

음양 • (eumyang) (hanja 陰陽)

1. negative and positive; yin and yang; yin-yang; ☯
2. anode and cathode

Related terms

• 건곤 (乾坤, geon'gon) heaven and earth
• 오행 (五行, ohaeng) five elements
• 요일 (曜日, yoil) days of the week
• 이기 (二氣, igi) (literally, "two elements")
• 일월 (日月, irwol) the sun and the moon
• 주야 (晝夜, juya) day and night
• 태극 (太極, taegeuk) taiji
• 태극기 (太極旗, taegeukgi) Flag of South Korea
• 태극도 (太極圖, taegeukdo) taijitu