Yin yang or ying yang?
yin yang is a noun meaning “Yin and yang”; ying yang is a noun meaning “Alternative form of yin-yang (anus)”.
What is the difference between yin yang and ying yang?
| yin yang | ying yang | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Yin and yang A circular symbol with white and black sections (☯), representing the fusion of the concepts of yin and yang | Alternative form of yin-yang (anus) Alternative form of yin-yang (penis) Alternative form of yin-yang |
| Example | He thought he could smuggle the drugs over the border by putting them in capsules and stuffing them up his yin-yang. Not a good idea! | none recorded |
| Forms | yin-yangs | ying-yangs |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjɪn ˈjæŋ/ /ˈjɪŋ ˈjæŋ/ | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | not counted (the list counts single words) |
Sources: yin yang and ying yang in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of yin yang and ying yang
yin yang
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Yin and yang
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Alternative form of yin-yang
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A circular symbol with white and black sections (☯), representing the fusion of the concepts of yin and yang
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colloquialvulgarThe vulva or vagina
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colloquialvulgarThe anus or rectum
He thought he could smuggle the drugs over the border by putting them in capsules and stuffing them up his yin-yang. Not a good idea!
ying yang
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Alternative form of yin-yang (anus)
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Alternative form of yin-yang
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Alternative form of yin-yang (penis)
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proscribedAlternative form of yin-yang
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
How many people search yin yang vs ying yang?
“yin yang vs ying yang” is searched about 30 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“ying yang vs yin yang”, “yin yang or ying yang”).
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