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.
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
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YIN AND YANG (PREGADIO)
Words
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.
- 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 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabprimal energiesCH
六氣 liù qì MC: ljuwk khj+jH OC: ɡ-ruɡ khɯdsCH 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
- 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 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
Existing SW for
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