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yin

See also: Yin, yín, yìn, yīn, yǐn, þin, and þín

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From early romanizations of Chinese 陰／阴 (yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home.

Noun

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yin (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.
    • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 187:
      "Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?"
    • 2017 January 8, Leslie Hsu Oh, “I tried the Chinese practice of ‘sitting the month’ after childbirth”, in The Washington Post‎[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 January 2017, Health & Science‎[2]:
      According to traditional Chinese medicine, blood carries chi, your “life force,” which fuels all the functions of the body. When you lose blood, you lose chi, and this causes your body to go into a state of yin (cold). When yin (cold) and yang (hot) are out of balance, your body will suffer physical disorders.
    • 2023 November 1, Katie Hopkins, “Transitions & Remembrances”, in Align & Spiral‎[3] (Blog), archived from the original on 01 February 2024, Belief & Body Blog‎[4]:
      In ancient Chinese philosophy, the opposing forces of Yin (passive, feminine, night) and Yang (active, masculine, sun) balance life. […]
      As we turn towards darker days (from November 1st until the winter solstice's darkest night on December 21st), we have a chance to turn inward for reflection. We enter a Yin phase.
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Etymology 2

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From ān. Cognate with yan, yen, ane and one.

Numeral

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yin

  1. The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster

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Aromanian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin veniō. Compare Romanian veni, vin.

Verb

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yin first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative yini or yine, past participle vinitã or vinjitã or vinitã)

  1. to come
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Etymology 2

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From Latin vinum. Compare Romanian vin.

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Noun

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yin n (plural yinuri)

  1. wine
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Finnish

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Noun

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yin

  1. instructive plural of yy

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French

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Etymology

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From Mandarin 陰／阴 (yīn).

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Noun

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yin m (usually uncountable, plural yins)

  1. yin

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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yin

  1. Nonstandard spelling of yīn.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of yín.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of yǐn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of yìn.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

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Determiner

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yin (subjective pronoun þou)

  1. Alternative form of þin (“thy”)

Pronoun

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yin (subjective þou)

  1. (chiefly Northern and northern East Midland dialectal) Alternative form of þin (“thine”)

Spanish

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Noun

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yin m (plural yines)

  1. Alternative form of djinn

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Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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yín

  1. your (second-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun)

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Yoruba possessive pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi wa
2nd person (r)ẹ yín
3rd person (r)ẹ̀ wọn

Pronoun

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yín

  1. you (second-person plural object pronoun)

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Affirmative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mo a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person ó wọ́n
Negative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi / n a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person [pronoun dropped] wọn
Object pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi wa
2nd person ọ / ẹ yín
3rd person [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ wọn
Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.
Emphatic pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person èmi àwa
2nd person ìwọ ẹ̀yin
3rd person òun àwọn
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