Definition of yin
: the feminine passive principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in darkness, cold, or wetness and that combines with yang to produce all that comes to be
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Somehow, Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks complemented each other perfectly, the yin to each other's yang.
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Duncan said that being out of the spotlight has helped Ireland to focus strictly on college scouting, and being the yin to Loomis' yang, in that Loomis has more of a business background while Ireland works directly with player evaluation.
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In addition to hot vinyasa, ashtanga, and yin classes, the studio hosts a revolving series of DJs for Friday night flows.
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After two meat courses — a yin-yang of squab and foie gras and a veal dish sourced from Sylvia Pryzant, who counts fine-dining superstars Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud as customers — dessert brings us back to Michigan and Lents’ mission.
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Nobody at the Philadelphia Orchestra could’ve known that its yin-and-yang program of Wieniawski’s middle-weight Violin Concerto No. 2 and Shostakovich’s Symphony No.
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The left-and-right or top-and-bottom format suggests either-or, before-and-after, yin-and-yang dramas.
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For every up there must be a down, for every yin there must be a yang.
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The Romeo and Juliet components are yin-and-yang parts of the new facial-recognition system that will allow iPhone X owners to unlock their phones by scanning their faces, these people said.
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Origin and Etymology of yin
Chinese (Beijing) yīn
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Definition of yin for English Language Learners
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in Chinese philosophy : one of the two forces that together form everything that exists : the female principle of the universe that is considered dark and passive and is associated with earth
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