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Top 49 Attributes of Yin and Yang

 

Yin

Yang

1.

Dark, dull, black, dark-colored

Light, bright, white, whitish

2.

Weak, Soft, Cold

Strong, hard, hot

3.

Female

Male

4.

Even number

Odd number

5.

0, round figure, adding up, multiply

1, odd figure, minus, divide

6.

Hidden, submerged, invisible, inner

Exposed, emerged, visible, outer

7.

Negative

Positive

8.

Unconscious, subconcious

Conscious

9.

Stationery, movement not obvious

Moving, obvious movement

10.

Slow

Fast

11.

Passive

Active

12.

Right

Left

13.

Heart

Head

14.

Back

Front

15.

Four fingers

Thumb

16.

Legs

Head

17.

Night

Day

18.

Pull

Push

19.

Listening

Telling

20.

Asking questions

Directing, making statement

21.

Blur, doubtful, unsure

Clear, doubtless, sure

22.

Negative emotions: sad, lost, greed, hatred, delusion, disappointment, grief, injoy

Positive emotions: happy, clear, satisfied, love, enlightened, surprise, joy, injoy

23.

Customer service

Sales and marketing

24.

Below the line, illegal, moral

Above the line, legal, immoral

25.

Building rapport

Analyzing

26.

Inner-self, inner-world

Outer-self, outer-world

27.

Cultivation

Personal development

28.

Audience

Performer

29.

Trees

Flowers

30.

Dull colors

Bright colors

31.

Thinking

Doing

32.

Planning, Goal Setting

Execution, Goal Achievement

33.

Emotional

Rational

34.

Listening, Absorbing, Student

Talking, sharing, teacher

35.

Long term

Short term

36.

Net value

Profit and loss

37.

Group

Individual

38.

Unconditional love

Stoicism

39.

Subordinate

Boss

40.

Research

Development

41.

Intuition

Processing

42.

Internalizing

Externalizing

43.

Patient, Slow, Take own time

Impatient, Rush, Hurry

44.

Organs: liver, heart, spleen, kidney, lung

Organs: gall bladder, intestines, stomach, urinary

45.

Quality

Quantity

46.

Vigilant

Impulsive

47.

Saving, investing for future

Spending, spending the future

48.

Outflows

Inflows

49.

Coaching

Teaching



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