陰盛陽衰

See also: 阴盛阳衰

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	flourishing; to hold; contain flourishing; to hold; contain; to ladle; pick up with a utensil; surname	positive (electric.); sun; male	weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments
trad. (陰盛陽衰)		陰	盛	陽	衰
simp. (阴盛阳衰)		阴	盛	阳	衰
Intercalation of 陰陽／阴阳 (yīnyáng) and 盛衰 (shèngshuāi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnshèngyángshuāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jam¹ sing⁶ joeng⁴ seoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnshèngyángshuāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinshèngyángshuai
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-shêng⁴-yang²-shuai¹
    • Yale: yīn-shèng-yáng-shwāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inshenqyangshuai
    • Palladius: иньшэнъяншуай (inʹšɛnʺjanšuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam¹ sing⁶ joeng⁴ seoi¹
    • Yale: yām sihng yèuhng sēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ sing⁶ joeng⁴ soey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem¹ xing⁶ yêng⁴ sêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ²² jœːŋ²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

陰盛陽衰

1. flourishing of yin and decline of yang; stronger women and feebler men; femininity overpowering masculinity; more women than men

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (陰盛陽衰):

• → Vietnamese: âm thịnh dương suy (陰盛陽衰)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
陰	盛	陽	衰

Idiom

陰盛陽衰

1. chữ Hán form of âm thịnh dương suy (“(informal, figurative, of a place) having more females than males”).