两仪
liǎng yí
Pinyin

Definition

两仪
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liǎng yí
  1. heaven and earth
  2. yin and yang

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

liǎng
  1. 1 two
  2. 2 both
  3. 3 some
  4. 4 a few
  5. 5 tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)
yí shì
  1. 1 ceremony
xīn yí
  1. 1 to admire
lǐ yí
  1. 1 etiquette
  2. 2 ceremony
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
sān sān liǎng liǎng
  1. 1 in twos and threes
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
rén cái liǎng kōng
  1. 1 loss of life and property
  2. 2 to lose the beauty and her possessions
  1. 1 apparatus
  2. 2 rites
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 present
  5. 5 ceremony
yí zhàng
  1. 1 ceremonial weaponry
yí zhàng duì
  1. 1 honor guard
  2. 2 guard of honor
  3. 3 the banner bearing contingent leading a military procession
yí diǎn
  1. 1 ceremony
yí qì
  1. 1 instrument
  2. 2 apparatus
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
yí róng
  1. 1 appearance
Yí zhēng
  1. 1 Yizheng county level city in Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yáng zhōu], Jiangsu
Yí zhēng shì
  1. 1 Yizheng county level city in Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yáng zhōu], Jiangsu
yí tài
  1. 1 bearing
  2. 2 deportment
Yí lǐ
  1. 1 Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Lǐ jì]

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
介于两难
jiè yú liǎng nán
  1. 1 to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
两败俱伤
liǎng bài jù shāng
  1. 1 both sides suffer (idiom)
  2. 2 neither side wins
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices

Sample Sentences

别急,等你对太极、两仪、四象、八卦等等这些含义有了充分理解后,自然会用《易经》的语言来解释每一个卦义。
bié jí ,děng nǐ duì tàijí 、liǎngyí 、sìxiàng 、bāguà děngdeng zhèxiē hányì yǒu le chōngfèn lǐjiě hòu ,zìrán huì yòng Yìjīng 》de yǔyán lái jiěshì měi yī ge guàyì 。
Don't worry. Wait until after you fully understand the implications of Tai Chi, the two polarities, the idea of four components and the eight trigrams. Then, you will naturally be able to use the language of the I Ching to analyze the meaning of each diagram.