Yin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yin \Yin\, n.
     A Chinese weight of 22/3 pounds.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Yin \Yin\, n. (Chinese philosophy)
     one of the two fundamental principles. See {yin and yang}.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yin
       n : the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic
           cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the
           harmony of the universe" [ant: {yang}]