COSMIC FORCE  陰陽氣

FORCE, PRINCIPLE, OR ELEMENT which CONTROLS PERCEIVED PHENOMENA in the WORLD.
Hypernym
  • ELEMENTBASIC PART.
    • PARTOBJECT which COMBINES with OTHER OBJECTS to BECOME ONE LARGER WHOLE OBJECT.
      • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most general term for physical principles operative in the dynamics of natural processes is qì 氣.

2. Yīn 陰 refers to the female, dark principle in Chinese naturalist and cosmological speculation.

3. Yáng 陽 refers to the male, bright principle in Chinese naturalist and cosmological speculation.

4. Dào 道 is sometimes used to refer to the quintessential material/energetic basis for cosmic development.

5. Lǐ 理 is sometimes used as a general concept referring to all manner of basic cosmic forces.

Modern Chinese Criteria
陰陽



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  • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 457

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 2.494

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

    ELEMENTENLEHRE

  • Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy ( ZHANG DAINIAN 2002) p. 83

  • Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy ( ZHANG DAINIAN 2002) p. 95

  • Pulse Diagnosis in Early Chinese Medicine ( HSU 2010) p. 401

  • New Dictiornary of the History of Ideas, 6 vols. ( HOROWITZ 2005) p.

    YIN AND YANG (PREGADIO)

Words

  dé OC: tɯɯɡ MC: tək 66 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nabsupreme cosmic potency; supreme cosmic force; supreme cosmic powerCH
  • nab.post-Nabmetaphysical道德"the cosmic Potency of the Way": magical cosmic force; natural potency; cosmic power
  • nab.post-V玄德“mysterious supreme cosmic force": the supreme cosmic force, which is of the V kindCH
  • viactact out cosmic forceCH
  qì OC: khɯds MC: khɨi 18 AttributionsWD

The most general term for physical principles operative in the dynamics of natural processes is qì 氣.

    Syntactic words
  • nab.post-Ncosmic elemental force or energy of NCH
  • nab.post-V{NUM}metaphysicalkinds of dynamic elemental substrate in the universe;
  • nabmetaphysicaldynamic substrate of the universe; elemental force; vital force
元氣  yuán qì MC: ngjwon khj+jH OC: ŋɡon khɯds 15 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabprimal energiesCH
六氣  liù qì MC: ljuwk khj+jH OC: ɡ-ruɡ khɯdsCH 5 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NP司馬彪:陰、隔、風、雨丶晦、明CH
  yīn OC: qrɯm MC: ʔim 3 AttributionsWD

Yīn 陰 refers to the female, dark principle in Chinese naturalist and cosmological speculation.

    Word relations
  • Oppos: 陽/COSMIC FORCE Yáng 陽 refers to the male, bright principle in Chinese naturalist and cosmological speculation.

    Syntactic words
  • nabmetaphysicalYin, the female principle, the dark principle; Yin cosmic energy
  • viactact according to a Yin patternCH
  yáng OC: k-laŋ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 2 AttributionsWD

Yáng 陽 refers to the male, bright principle in Chinese naturalist and cosmological speculation.

    Word relations
  • Oppos: 陰/COSMIC FORCE Yīn 陰 refers to the female, dark principle in Chinese naturalist and cosmological speculation.

    Syntactic words
  • nabmetaphysicalYang, the male principle or force associated with light etc.
  • viactact according to a Yang patternCH
兩儀  liǎng yí OC: raŋʔ ŋral MC: li̯ɐŋ ŋiɛ 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabmetaphysicalYin and Yang
  dào OC: ɡ-luuʔ MC: dɑu 1 AttributionWD

Dào 道 is sometimes used to refer to the quintessential material/energetic basis for cosmic development. xxx

    Word relations
  • Epithet: 一/ONE The general word for one is yī 一.

    Syntactic words
  • nabmetaphysicalthe Way as a cosmic force in the universe
天地之一氣  tiān dì zhī yī qì MC: then dijH tsyi 'jit khj+jH OC: lʰiin lils kljɯ qliɡ khɯdsCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPthe primeval unified cosmic vital energy that preceded individual thingsCH
  lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 0 AttributionsWD

Lǐ 理 is sometimes used as a general concept referring to all manner of basic cosmic forces.

    Syntactic words
  • nabmetaphysicaloccasionally: dominant cosmic force

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