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yang

Pronunciation: /ˈjæŋ/

The English word “yang” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
  2. The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.
  3. The cry of the wild goose; a honk.

verb

  1. To make the cry of the wild goose.

Etymology

From early romanizations of Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng), originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings.

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