陰陽道

Chinese

		moonlight and sunlight; yin and yang	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (陰陽道)		陰陽	道
simp. (阴阳道)		阴阳	道

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 陰陽道 (onmyōdō)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnyángdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnyángdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinyángdào
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-yang²-tao⁴
    • Yale: yīn-yáng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inyangdaw
    • Palladius: иньяндао (inʹjandao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 陰陽道

1. Onmyodo

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
陰	陽	道
おん Grade: S	よう > みょう Grade: 3	どう Grade: 2
goon

Kanji in this term
陰	陽	道
おん Grade: S	よう > にょう Grade: 3	どう Grade: 2
goon

Kanji in this term
陰	陽	道
おん Grade: S	よう Grade: 3	どう Grade: 2
goon

Kanji in this term
陰	陽	道
いん Grade: S	よう Grade: 3	どう Grade: 2
kan'on		goon

This diagram from the Bansenshukai uses divination and esoteric cosmology (onmyōdō) to advise, plan and instruct on the ideal time for taking certain actions.

Etymology

From 陰陽 (onmyō, onnyō, on'yō, in'yō, “yin-yang”) +‎ 道 (“way”).

/omujaudau/ → /oNmjaudau/ → /oNmjɔːdɔː/ → /oNmjoːdoː/ [ommjoːdoː]

The yō reading for 陽 changes to nyō as an instance of renjō (連声). The yō reading for 陽 changes to myō as an instance of renjō (連声).

Noun

陰(おん)陽(みょう)道(どう) • (onmyōdō) ^{←おんみやうだう (onmyaudau)?}
(alternative reading hiragana おんにょうどう, rōmaji onnyōdō, historical hiragana おんにやうだう)
(alternative reading hiragana おんようどう, rōmaji on'yōdō, historical hiragana おんやうだう)
(alternative reading hiragana いんようどう, rōmaji in'yōdō, historical hiragana いんやうだう)

1. a traditional body of Japanese esoteric cosmology; a mixture of natural sciences and occultism, based on the Chinese philosophies of Wu Xing and Yin and Yang.

See also

• 陰(おん)陽(みょう)師(じ) (onmyōji)
• 式(しき)神(がみ) (shikigami)