음양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 陰陽, from 陰 (“yin”) + 陽 (“yang”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯmja̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [으먕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eumyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eum'yang
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŭmyang
Yale Romanization^?	um.yang

Noun

태극도 (太極圖, taegeukdo) - taijitu

태극기 (太極旗, taegeukgi)

음양 • (eumyang) (hanja 陰陽)

negative and positive; yin and yang; yin-yang; ☯
anode and cathode

Related terms

건곤 (乾坤, geon'gon) heaven and earth
오행 (五行, ohaeng) five elements
요일 (曜日, yoil) days of the week
이기 (二氣, igi) (literally, "two elements")
일월 (日月, irwol) the sun and the moon
주야 (晝夜, juya) day and night
태극 (太極, taegeuk) taiji
태극기 (太極旗, taegeukgi) Flag of South Korea
태극도 (太極圖, taegeukdo) taijitu

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