Meaning:
1. Refers to the north and south sides of the hills.
Citation: Pre-Qin Dynasty·Anonymous "Poetry·Daya·Gongliu": The scenery is Naigang, its yin and yang, and its flowing springs.
Translation: Measure plains and hills. A week's survey was conducted to the south and north of the mountain to identify the source and flow of water.
2. In ancient times, it refers to the two opposites that connect matter and human affairs in the universe. Refers to the two qi that transform all things between heaven and earth.
Quote: Chapter 31 of "A Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty: "The heaven and earth are endowed with the two qi of yin and yang."
3. The sun and the moon.
Citation: Du Fu's poem "Ge Night" of the Tang Dynasty: "At the end of the year, the yin and yang rush to short scenes, and the frost and snow at the end of the world are cold."?
Translation: Winter is here, and the daylight hours are over. Getting shorter and shorter; the snow in the sky stopped in this cold night.
4. Cold and heat.
Quotation: Pre-Qin Dynasty Qu Yuan's "Chu Ci·Nine Bian": "The four seasons come and die, and the yin and yang cannot be with each other."
Translation: The four seasons come one after another. The year is coming to an end, and the sunrise and moonset cannot always line up in the sky. Extended information
Related words:
1. Yin-yang face? [yīn yáng liǎn] is a metaphor for people with two completely different attitudes.
Quote: Lu Xun's "San Xian Ji·History of the Literary World": "Not only are the laughter and laughter fake, but the left and right are also different. Even the 'yin and yang face' copied by Ye Lingfeng is not enough to vividly and vividly describe the story. I think it’s a pity and they feel quite lonely.”
2. Yin Yang family? [yīn yáng jiā] People who are engaged in superstitions such as date selection, astrology, and Feng Shui.
Quotation: Qing Dynasty Yuan Mei's "Xin Qixie Feng Shui Guest": "There is Huang in Changzhou, a famous Yin and Yang family. For a time, the officials and officials worshiped him like a god."
Translation: There is a man named Huang in Changzhou who is a famous Feng Shui master. At that time, many powerful people regarded him as a god.
3. Yin-Yang Mirror? [yīn yáng jìng] Superstition refers to a mirror that can reflect people and things in the underworld.
Quote: Mao Dun's "Sketch 2": "If I had a lost lover in this world, I'm afraid I would definitely think that I in the world of the world are standing in front of the Yin-Yang Mirror and seeing Her beautiful figure in the underworld."