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Yin Yang

yīn yáng

in you

음양

These are the characters that literally mean yin and yang in written form (versus the common yin yang symbol). The first character has the element of the moon, while the second character has the element of the sun, so you can see, even in written form, they suggest the balance of opposites (of night and day). You could also translate this title as "sun and moon."

Note: This title is often misspelled as Ying Yang instead of Yin Yang.

Ba Gua

bā guà

八卦 is the Chinese title for Bagua or Ba Gua.

To put it simply, this represents the eight elements often seen around the yin yang symbol.

Tai Chi Ball

tài jí qiú

tai kyoku kyuu

太極球 is the title "Tai Chi Ball."

This may refer to any number of variations of exercise balls, some with yin-yang themes, others strictly for taichi/taiji or qigong exercises.

Not Only Can Water Float A Boat, It Can Sink It Also

shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì néng fù zhōu

수능재주역능복주

Not Only Can Water Float A Boat, It Can Sink It Also Vertical Wall Scroll

Many things have opposite properties. The water you drink can also drown you. Pork may nourish you and keep you alive but under-cook it and it could kill you. Potassium nitrate is often used as a fertilizer to grow the food that sustains us but it's also been used as an explosive to topple buildings and destroy us.

This concept is easily associated with "yin yang" where an element has two opposite properties that are as different as night and day.

This proverb's meaning can be summed up this way: "Anything that can lead you to success may also contain great risks."

This phrase is known in literary circles by Korean people (scholars or literature). It is therefore also a valid proverb in Korean Hanja, though most Koreans would not be able to make sense of it.

Please note that there is an unwritten rule when the same character appears twice in the same phrase, the calligrapher will alter the appearance so that no two characters are exactly alike in the same piece. This calligraphy has two repeating characters that will be written differently than they appear here.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
陰陽阴阳 see styles	yīn yáng / yin1 yang2 yin yang inyou(p);onmyou;onyou / inyo(p);onmyo;onyo / いんよう(P);おんみょう;おんよう	陰陽 Custom Scroll yin and yang cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.; (place-name) In'you yin and yang
爻 see styles	yáo / yao2 yao kou / ko / こう	爻 Custom Scroll the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶ (See 卦) yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram)
陰阴 see styles	yīn / yin1 yin hoto / ほと in / いん	陰 Custom Scroll overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia; surname Yin (archaism) female private parts; female genitals; (1) (ant: 陽・1) yin (i.e. the negative); (2) (See 陰に) unseen location (i.e. somewhere private); (surname) Kage Shade, dark, the shades, the negative as opposed to the positive principle, female, the moon, back, secret. In Buddhism it is the phenomenal, as obscuring the true nature of things; also the aggregation of phenomenal things resulting in births and deaths, hence it is used as a translation like 蘊 q.v. for skandha, the 五陰 being the five skandhas or aggregates.
九流 see styles	jiǔ liú / jiu3 liu2 chiu liu kuru	九流 Custom Scroll the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家\|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家\|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家\|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家\|农家[Nong2 jia1] 九漏 idem \| 孔; nine contaminations
乾坤 see styles	qián kūn / qian2 kun1 ch`ien k`un / chien kun kenkon / けんこん	乾坤 Custom Scroll yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe heaven and earth; universe
二気 see styles	niki / にき	二気 Custom Scroll two forces of yin and yang
兩儀两仪 see styles	liǎng yí / liang3 yi2 liang i	兩儀 Custom Scroll heaven and earth; yin and yang
六気 see styles	rokki;rikki;rikuki / ろっき;りっき;りくき	六気 Custom Scroll (1) yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light; (2) cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire; (3) six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)
氣化气化 see styles	qì huà / qi4 hua4 ch`i hua / chi hua	氣化 Custom Scroll to vaporize; evaporation; carburetion; 氣\|气[qi4] transformation in TCM (i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath); unvoicing of voiced consonant
虛損虚损 see styles	xū sǔn / xu1 sun3 hsü sun	虛損 Custom Scroll (TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang; asomethingenia
鄒衍邹衍 see styles	zōu yǎn / zou1 yan3 tsou yen suuen / suen / すうえん	鄒衍 Custom Scroll Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) (personal name) Suuen
太極図 see styles	taikyokuzu / たいきょくず	太極図 Custom Scroll taijitu (chi:); cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
太極圖太极图 see styles	tài jí tú / tai4 ji2 tu2 t`ai chi t`u / tai chi tu	太極圖 Custom Scroll diagram of cosmological scheme; Yin-Yang symbol ☯
工巧明 see styles	gōng qiǎo míng / gong1 qiao3 ming2 kung ch`iao ming / kung chiao ming kugyoumyou / kugyomyo / くぎょうみょう	工巧明 Custom Scroll (See 五明) silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics) Śilpasthana-vidyā. 巧業明 One of the five departments of knowledge dealing with the arts, e. g. the various crafts, mechanics, natural science (yin-yang), calculations (especially for the calendar and astrology), etc; knowledge of the arts
陰陽家阴阳家 see styles	yīn yáng jiā / yin1 yang2 jia1 yin yang chia inyouka;onyouke;onmyouke / inyoka;onyoke;onmyoke / いんようか;おんようけ;おんみょうけ	陰陽家 Custom Scroll School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍\|邹衍[Zou1 Yan3] (See 陰陽道・おんみょうどう) diviner (esp. of the Yin and Yang system); sorcerer; exorcist; medium
陰陽道 see styles	onmyoudou;onyoudou / onmyodo;onyodo / おんみょうどう;おんようどう	陰陽道 Custom Scroll Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
三教九流 see styles	sān jiào jiǔ liú / san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2 san chiao chiu liu	the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
淫羊かく see styles	inyoukaku / inyokaku / いんようかく	淫羊かく Custom Scroll horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum); rowdy lamb herb; barrenwort; bishop's hat; fairy wings; yin yang huo
陰陽五行 see styles	inyougogyou;onyougogyou / inyogogyo;onyogogyo / いんようごぎょう;おんようごぎょう	陰陽五行 Custom Scroll (yoji) the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
陰陽和合 see styles	inyouwagou / inyowago / いんようわごう	陰陽和合 Custom Scroll (yoji) the harmony of yin and yang energies
インヨウカク see styles	inyoukaku / inyokaku / インヨウカク	インヨウカク Custom Scroll horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum); rowdy lamb herb; barrenwort; bishop's hat; fairy wings; yin yang huo
淫羊藿;淫羊かく see styles	inyoukaku;inyoukaku / inyokaku;inyokaku / いんようかく;インヨウカク	(See 碇草) horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum); rowdy lamb herb; barrenwort; bishop's hat; fairy wings; yin yang huo

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Title	Characters	Romaji(Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Yin Yang	陰陽阴阳	in you / inyou / in yo / inyo	yīn yáng / yin1 yang2 / yin yang / yinyang
Ba Gua	八卦		bā guà / ba1 gua4 / ba gua / bagua	pa kua / pakua
Tai Chi Ball	太極球太极球	tai kyoku kyuu taikyokukyuu tai kyoku kyu taikyokukyu	tài jí qiú tai4 ji2 qiu2 tai ji qiu taijiqiu	t`ai chi ch`iu taichichiu tai chi chiu
Not Only Can Water Float A Boat, It Can Sink It Also	水能載舟亦能覆舟水能载舟亦能覆舟		shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì néng fù zhōu shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1 shui neng zai zhou yi neng fu zhou	shui neng tsai chou i neng fu chou
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.