yin

See also: yīn, yín, yǐn, and yìn

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From early romanizations of Chinese trad. 陰, simpl. 阴 (pinyin: yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home.

Wikipedia

Noun

yin (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

Related terms

• (complement): yang
• (unity): yin-yang

Translations

essential female principle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陰 (zh), 阴 (zh) (yīn)

• Japanese: 陰 (ja) (いん, in)

• Korean: 음 (ko) (eum) (陰 (ko))
• Russian: инь (ru) f, n (inʹ)
• Vietnamese: âm (vi) (陰)

Etymology 2

From ān. Cognate with yan, yen, ane and one.

Numeral

yin

1. The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• vin, yinu, vinu

Etymology 1

From Latin veniō. Compare Daco-Romanian veni, vin.

Verb

yin (third-person singular present indicative yini/yine, past participle vinitã/vinjitã)

1. I come.

Related terms

• yinire/yiniri, yinire/yiniri
• vinit/vinjit

Etymology 2

From Latin vinum. Compare Daco-Romanian vin.

Alternative forms

• vin

Noun

yin

1. wine

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French

Etymology

Mandarin 陰 (yin)

Noun

yin m

1. (singular only) yin

External links

• “yin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Mandarin

Romanization

yin

1. Nonstandard spelling of yīn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yín.
3. Nonstandard spelling of yǐn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yìn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.