: 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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For example, warm lighting paired with an accent armchair or a painting to bring in a splash of color to your room balances out the yin with the yang.
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Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2024
More Easy Fixes in Your Bedroom for Better Feng Shui
Balance Ying and Yang
Incorporate both soft, calming elements (yin) and vibrant, energizing elements (yang) into your bedroom decor.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2024
Mvula, inspired by a former dominant male leopard in the region, is the yin to Karula’s yang.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
Has Cage ever been funnier, exuding self-doubt and self-loathing through voice-over and his very pores, and offering complimentary notes of unearned confidence as the writer’s fictional brother, the blissfully unburdened yin to his insecure yang, Donald Kaufman?
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
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Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2024
More Easy Fixes in Your Bedroom for Better Feng Shui
Balance Ying and Yang
Incorporate both soft, calming elements (yin) and vibrant, energizing elements (yang) into your bedroom decor.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2024
Mvula, inspired by a former dominant male leopard in the region, is the yin to Karula’s yang.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
Has Cage ever been funnier, exuding self-doubt and self-loathing through voice-over and his very pores, and offering complimentary notes of unearned confidence as the writer’s fictional brother, the blissfully unburdened yin to his insecure yang, Donald Kaufman?
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Yin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yin. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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