how to pronounce yin

/jɪn/

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yin is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of yin in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… my ink to my blink my yin to my yang my …”

meanings of yin

name:

A surname.
A mountain range in northern China at the southeast end of the Gobi Desert.

noun:

A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

numeral:

The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster.

yin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word yin occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.