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阳
yáng
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English Definitionpositive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 阴
Simplified Script阳
Traditional Script陽
Pinyinyáng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)joeng4

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阳光yángguāngsunshine; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
阳性yángxìngpositive; masculine
阳台yángtáibalcony; porch; variant of 陽臺
阳光明媚yángguāng míngmèithe sun shines brightly (idiom)
阳痿yángwěi(med.) impotence
Words With Same Tail Word    
沈阳shěnyángShenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden
贵阳guìyángGuiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 贵州, short name 筑
洛阳luòyángLuoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times
阴阳yīnyángyin and yang
夕阳xīyángsunset; the setting sun
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