Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yin-yang

/ˈjɪn ˈjæŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: yin-yang
IPA: /ˈjɪn ˈjæŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A circular symbol with white and black sections (☯), representing the fusion of the concepts of yin and yang.

noun

The vulva or vagina.

Colloquial

noun

The anus or rectum.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"U.S.S. Millicent asked Mario if he'd ever seen a girl's yin-yang before."
""So I took off my apron and told her she could shove the job up her yin-yang.""
"He thought he could smuggle the drugs over the border by putting them in capsules and stuffing them up his yin-yang. Not a good idea!"
""... I'd be on that phone call every single day. I'd be up that guy's yin-yang so far with a firecracker he wouldn't know what hit him," the Ontario premier said of Pfizer's executives."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 陰陽／阴阳 (yīnyáng), from Middle Chinese 陰陽 (MC 'im yang), from Old Chinese 陰陽 (OC *qrɯm laŋ), from 陰 (“dark” → “negative force”) + 陽 (“bright” → “positive force”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

yin-yangs (plural) yin and yang (alternative) yin yang (alternative) ying-yang (alternative) ying yang (alternative)

Phrases

up the yin-yang yin-yang fish

Frequently Paired Words

taegeuk

Questions

How do you pronounce yin-yang?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɪn ˈjæŋ/.
What does yin-yang mean?: Yin and yang.
Where does yin-yang come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 陰陽／阴阳 (yīnyáng), from Middle Chinese 陰陽 (MC 'im yang), from Old Chinese 陰陽 (OC *qrɯm laŋ), from 陰 (“dark” → “negative force”) + 陽 (“bright” → “positive force”).

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