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Yin yang

2 stages from Chinese to English.

Today it means a concept of two complementary, opposing forces in Chinese philosophy
1
Stage 1 of 2
yin + yang
Chinese · ancient
"shady side and sunny side; opposite forces"
representing complementary opposite forces in Chinese philosophy
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Stage 2 of 2
yin yang
English · 1800s-1900s
"two complementary, opposite forces"
adopted as Chinese philosophy became known in the West
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