陰陽道
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This diagram from the Bansenshukai uses divination and esoteric cosmology (onmyōdō) to advise, plan and instruct on the ideal time for taking certain actions.
Chinese
| moonlight and sunlight; yin and yang | direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (陰陽道) | 陰陽 | 道 | |
| simp. (阴阳道) | 阴阳 | 道 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 陰陽道 (onmyōdō).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yinyángdào
- Wade–Giles: yin1-yang2-tao4
- Yale: yīn-yáng-dàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inyangdaw
- Palladius: иньяндао (inʹjandao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
陰陽道
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 陰 | 陽 | 道 |
| おん Grade: S |
よう > みょう Grade: 3 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| goon | ||
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 陰 | 陽 | 道 |
| おん Grade: S |
よう > にょう Grade: 3 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| goon | ||
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 陰 | 陽 | 道 |
| おん Grade: S |
よう Grade: 3 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| goon | ||
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 陰 | 陽 | 道 |
| いん Grade: S |
よう Grade: 3 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | goon | |
Etymology
From 陰陽 (onmyō, onnyō, on'yō, in'yō, “yin-yang”) + 道 (“way”).
/omujaudau/ → /oNmjaudau/ → /oNmjɔːdɔː/ → /oNmjoːdoː/
The yō reading for 陽 changes to nyō as an instance of renjō (連声). The yō reading for 陽 changes to myō as an instance of renjō (連声).
Pronunciation
Noun
陰陽道 or 陰陽道 or 陰陽道 or 陰陽道 • (onmyōdō or onnyōdō or on'yōdō or in'yōdō) ←おんみやうだう (onmyaudau) or おんにやうだう (onnyaudau) or おんやうだう (on'yaudau) or いんやうだう (in'yaudau)?
- a traditional body of Japanese esoteric cosmology; a mixture of natural sciences and occultism, based on the Chinese philosophies of Wu Xing and Yin and Yang.