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Mutual conversion yīn and yáng
阴阳转化 〔陰陽轉化〕 yīn yáng zhuǎn huà
The principle that under circumstances yīn and yáng can convert into each other. When the waxing and waning of yīn and yáng reach their extremes, yīn gives way to yáng or yáng gives way to yīn. In terms of the seasons, after the greatest cold of the winter, warmth returns in the spring. This is yīn converting into yáng. In medicine, the development of yīn pattern into yáng pattern or vice versa similarly an expression of the mutual convertibility of yīn and yáng.
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