COSMIC FORCE    陰陽氣

FORCE, PRINCIPLE, OR ELEMENT which CONTROLS PERCEIVED PHENOMENA in the WORLD.
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 氣 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • ELEMENT　BASIC PART. (anc: 4/0, child: 2)
  • PART　OBJECT which COMBINES with OTHER OBJECTS to BECOME ONE LARGER WHOLE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 8)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
Other Hypernyms
  • PRINCIPLE　BASIC FEATURE of a DOCTRINE OR A SYSTEM of RULES. (anc: 4/0, child: 4)
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • 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 (10 items)

    德  dé OC: tɯɯɡ MC: tək 66 Attributions
      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 Attributions

    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 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabprimal energiesCH
    六氣  liù qì MC: ljuwk khj+jH OC: ɡ-ruɡ khɯds 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP司馬彪：陰、隔、風、雨丶晦、明CH
    陰  yīn OC: qrɯm MC: ʔim 3 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabmetaphysicalYin and Yang
    道  dào OC: ɡ-luuʔ MC: dɑu 1 Attribution

    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 khɯds 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPthe primeval unified cosmic vital energy that preceded individual thingsCH
    理  lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 0 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    • nabmetaphysicaloccasionally: dominant cosmic force