{
  "yin-yang":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being or comprising opposite and especially complementary elements":[
        "\u2026 interpolates these lushly described private experiences into a universal, yin-yang system of good and evil, nature and technology, intuition and intellect, being and becoming.",
        "\u2014 Diane McWhorter , New York Times Book Review , 1 May 1983"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, symbolizing, or being the Chinese principles of yin and yang":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094035",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "yin-yang symbol":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a graphic symbol of Chinese origin that has the form of a circle divided evenly into two symmetrical teardrop shapes representing yin and yang":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its first administrative officer, James Ulio, designed its insignia around the yin-yang symbol , a figure that in Asian traditions signifies a balanced embrace of opposing forces. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "Surveillance video showed a tattoo of a yin-yang symbol on the left hand of the man who robbed the bank. \u2014 Christopher Roth, azcentral , 14 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1955, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8yin-\u02ccy\u00e4\u014b-",
      "-\u02ccya\u014b-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182713",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "yin and yang":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": opposite sides, elements, or extremes":[
        "the daily yin and yang of the campaign",
        "\u2014 Steve Lopez"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The vivid swirl, similar to yin and yang , signifies the perpetually changing yet complementary forces of life: light and darkness, good and evil. \u2014 Hanna Park, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "Vescovo compares his voyages to the deepest parts of the ocean and the edge of space as yin and yang . \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
      "The interplay of the couple's personalities makes for appealing listening \u2014 and gives insight into the yin and yang that makes their relationship work. \u2014 Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Ibeyi has become our language, our clear connection, our fate, the place where the yin and yang of our personalities meet. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Happily, the musical yin and yang DeLonge and Rubin bring to Angels & Airwaves is complementary, not a collision. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "Jeanette Marantos began writing for the Los Angeles Times\u2019 Homicide Report in 2015 and the Saturday garden section in 2016, a yin and yang that kept her perspective in balance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Wrong and fun are the yin and yang to an exciting life. \u2014 Natalie Lin, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "As Mun describes it, the projects are yin and yang , capturing two opposing energies embedded in If\u00e1, the religious practice in which Mun is a babalawo, or priest. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 8 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022121"
  },
  "yin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the feminine passive principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in darkness, cold, or wetness and that combines with yang to produce all that comes to be":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8yin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The yin and the yang; the reliever and the starter. \u2014 Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "Alan is also an extremely important part of the show\u2014the yin to Nadia's yang\u2014so Charlie Barnett would be back as well. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Allen compares his time studying music at Brigham Young University to a yin -and-yang symbol. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The couple\u2019s pose, meanwhile, evokes the yin -and-yang symbol \u2014 a deliberate choice by Joseph, who was inspired by their infinite love for one another. \u2014 Marvin Joseph, Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Opposite Gaga is Driver, the yin to her yang, tall, reserved and sober. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "In the previous Matrix films, Neo and Agent Smith are the only characters who can fly, a nod to their yin -and-yang existence. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Limmie Pulliam\u2019s Manrico is yang to her yin \u2014 physically, vocally and theatrically. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Kate Sacker, who is the yin to Chuck Rhoades\u2019 (Paul Giamatti) yang. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Chinese (Beijing) y\u012bn":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1671, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023949"
  }
}