Concept information
Preferred term
yin-yang
Definition
- Chinese philosophic concept, describing an opposite but interconnected, self-perpetuating cycle. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary and at the same time opposing forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts and the parts are important for cohesion of the whole.
Alternative Terms
阴阳
Chinese
Belongs to group
In other languages
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阴阳
Chinese
URI
http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/yin_yang
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