Yang

Quick meaning: Yang is a noun meaning The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.

Meaning

The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.

More Meanings

1. The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
2. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
3. (rare) To make the cry of the wild goose.

Example Sentences

Hangs is a false word, — a Northern corruption of the negro dialect yang, — an onomatopœian word, representing the "far heard clang" of the wild goose.

Away they went, the colt in the lead and the pinto after, until they reached the bunch of cottonwoods far up the stream where the yanging wild geese had their nests.

Last night we were awakened by the barking of dogs and yanging of a goose, and investigated to find that the man had neglected to house the geese and the dogs were killing them.

The performance was unmistakably male and gay. The rousing lion dance that capped their performance provided the right touch of "yang" without destroying the distinct feel of something gay, Asian and new.

Word Forms

• yangs
• yanging
• yanged

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include yin, yan, young, hon, liang, yong.

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