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Definition of yin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yin

noun
 
/jɪn/
 
/jɪn/
[uncountable] (from Chinese)
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  1. (in Chinese philosophy) the dark, not active, female principle of the universe compare yang
    Word Originfrom Chinese yīn ‘feminine’, ‘moon’, ‘shade’.
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