: 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
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Deb was the yin to Tiff’s yang, the Beatles to her Stones, the Shirelles to her Shangri-La’s.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Their dresses convey their complementary personalities: Emily the restrained and controlled yin to Mindy’s vivacious and adventurous yang.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
The second of the Celtics' second-round selections, with Amari Williams the first, is the yin to Gonzalez's yang.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Seemingly channeling the yin to her sister’s yang, Kylie complimented the model by wearing an all-white custom look by Isabel Marant, per Vogue.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 July 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Their dresses convey their complementary personalities: Emily the restrained and controlled yin to Mindy’s vivacious and adventurous yang.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
The second of the Celtics' second-round selections, with Amari Williams the first, is the yin to Gonzalez's yang.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Seemingly channeling the yin to her sister’s yang, Kylie complimented the model by wearing an all-white custom look by Isabel Marant, per Vogue.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 July 2025
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“Yin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yin. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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