COSMIC FORCE 陰陽氣
FORCE, PRINCIPLE, OR ELEMENT which CONTROLS PERCEIVED PHENOMENA in the WORLD.
Old Chinese Criteria
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
氣
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
- 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
德 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
氣 qì OC: khɯds MC: khɨi 18 AttributionsWD
The most general term for physical principles operative in the dynamics of natural processes is qì 氣.
- Word relations
- Epithet: 陰陽/DEVELOPMENT
- Epithet: 天地/UNIVERSE
The most current word for the whole universe is tiān dì 天地 - Epithet: 地/EARTH
The current general term for the earth or land is dì 地 (ant. tiān 天"Heaven"). - Epithet: 天/HEAVEN
- Epithet: 春/SEASON
- Epithet: 正/CORRECT
The standard word for conformity with an established standard of behavioural or physical allignment zhèng 正(ant. xié 邪). - Epithet: 精/TENUOUS
- Epithet: 秋/SEASON
- Contrast: 天地/UNIVERSE
The most current word for the whole universe is tiān dì 天地 - Assoc: 血/BLOOD
- 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
陰 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
陽 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
道 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
- 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
理 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
Existing SW for
Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database:
Searching Wikidata