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陽

简阳 · 繁陽

Mandarin · pinyin yáng

positive (electric.)
sun
male principle (Taoism)
Yang, opposite: 陰 yīn

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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2 · yang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joeng4

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character

(philosophy) “male” principle; yang in yin-yang
sun
male genitals
open; overt
positive
positive — (neologism) to be tested positive for COVID-19
convex; in relief
human world; this world
(Chinese phonetics, of a syllable) closed with a nasal consonantal coda
south side of mountain or north side of river
(literary) to feign; to pretend
a surname

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