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yang

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. yang (noun)
  2. yang-kin (noun)
  3. yang ko (noun)
  4. Yang Shao (adjective)
  5. yin and yang (noun)
  6. yin-yang (adjective)
  7. Kuei-yang (geographical name)
  8. Yangzhou (geographical name)
  9. Guiyang (geographical name)
  10. Zhao Ziyang (biographical name)

yang

noun \ˈyäŋ, ˈyaŋ\

Definition of YANG

: the masculine active principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in light, heat, or dryness and that combines with yin to produce all that comes to be
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Origin of YANG

Chinese (Beijing) yáng
First Known Use: 1671

Rhymes with YANG

bang, bhang, clang, dang, fang, Fang, gang, gangue, hang, pang, prang, slang, spang, sprang, stang, tang, twang, whang

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