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Definition: YANG |
YANGIntransitive verb1. To make the cry of the wild goose. Noun1. The cry of the wild goose; a honk. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Counteraction | Opposites, action and reaction, yang and yin, yang-yin (contrariety). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Yang is the transliteration of Chinese family name 楊, also spelt as Yeung, which means poplar literally.
It can also be the transliteration of a very rare Chinese family name 羊.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Yang."
Crosswords: YANG |
| English words defined with "YANG": lee ♦ Tsung Dao Lee. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "YANG": Meta-Crystal ♦ P-Prolog. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "YANG" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (yang), Indonesian (that, which), Portuguese (bagac, common gurjun oil tree, gurjun, Moulmein teak, yang). |
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Screenplays | I'm definitely the yin to his yang, but it works. (Angel; writing credit: Letícia Dornelles) | |
Lyrics | Don't care who they offend popping yang like you got yen (Doo Wop (That Thing); performing artist: Lauryn Hill) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Yang chi (1974) Fu lu shou you Nan Yang (1973) Ya yu xia yang (1973) Yan yang tian (1973) | |
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![]() | Kenneth Grimes (right), NRCS Soil Conservationist, Fresno County, CA, and Michael Yang (left), University of California Extension Service, Fresno, CA, survey drip irrigation installed by Hmoung farmers in raised beds to grow lettuce. [Slide 97CS2971]. Credit: Bob Nichols. | ![]() | University of California Extension Service staff and Chu Yang (right), NRCS Soil Conservationist, Fresno, CA, survey drip irrigation installed in raised beds prepared to grow strawberries. [Slide 97CS2976]. Credit: Bob Nichols. |
![]() | Chu Yang, NRCS Soil Conservationist (left), with California producers examine 35 acres of strawberries landowner is growing on the outskirts of Fresno, CA. [Slide 97CS2978]. Credit: Bob Nichols. | ![]() | From left: Rudy Perez, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, Chu Yang, NRCS Soil Conservationist and Fresno State University graduate student and chairman of 1.5 acres donated by Fresno State University, Fresno, CA, to a group of Hmoung farmers. The three men d. Credit: Bob Nichols. |
![]() | Michael Yang (left), University of California Extension Service and Chu Yang (right), NRCS, Soil Conservationist, Fresno, California survey drip irrigation installed in raised beds prepared to grow strawberries. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Chu Yang, NRCS, Soil Conservationist (left), Phen Vue (center), and Gha Vang (right), examine 35 acres of strawberries Vang is growing on the outskirts of Fresno, California. Credit: USDA. |
![]() | Measured drawing delineated by Timothy A. Buehner, Isabel C. Yang, Hugh D. Hughes, 1989-92. (Reproduction Number: HABS, VA,2-CHAR.V,1- Sheet 21 of 32) President Thomas Jefferson designed his home, Monticello, as a sophisticated and innovative structure that could serve as a model of architecture for his fellow countrymen. Constructed between 1768 and 1809, Monticello has become known as one of the greatest works of western architecture, being designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987. Much has been written about Jefferson's passion for architecture and the antecedents for his designs. Floor plans and photographs of the house have been widely published, but it was not until the HABS section drawings were produced that one could illustrate how the geometrically complex spaces integrated vertically. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Campak Adalah Penyakit Yang Merbahaya. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Barang - Barang Makanan Yang Dimestikan Ada Tarikh Mansuh. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Yang Tze-jung, a Chinese PLA scout hero armed with Mao Tse-tung thought and imbued with the revolutionary wisdom and bravery of the proletariat, in the modern revolutionary Peking Opera, "Taking tiger mountain by strategy". Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Key players include Otis (U.S.), Schneider (Germany), Dong Yang (South Korea), and Mitsubishi (Japan). (references) | |
In particular, various aloe products have been heavily marketed by large local manufacturers, namely Nam Yang Aloe and Kim Jung Moon Aloe, and these kinds of strong marketing practices are expected to continue. (references) | ||
There are nine crane manufacturers in Korea; Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries, Volvo Korea, Sambo Co. Ltd., Halla Heavy Co. Ltd., Dainong Heavy Industries Inc., Kwang Lim Co., Ltd., Han Yang Kong Yung Co., and Soo San Industries. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | China | Also in April, Beijing-based Yang Zili was detained by security officers for allegedly helping dissidents get past government firewalls and set up e-mail accounts that could not be tapped. (references) |
Economic History | Malaysia | Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, nominally headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ("paramount ruler"), customarily referred to as the king. (references) |
Malaysia | Executive power is vested in the cabinet led by the prime minister; the Malaysian constitution stipulates that the prime minister must be a member of the lower house of parliament who, in the opinion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, commands a majority in parliament. (references) | |
Human Rights | China | SPC President Xiao Yang admitted that higher courts were not doing enough to fight corruption or to fire incompetent judges. (references) |
China | While defending his annual report to the NPC in March, People's Supreme Court President Xiao Yang came under fire from delegates for the slow pace of judicial reform. (references) | |
China | In January, Supreme People's Court President Xiao Yang stated that political dissent and outlawed religions would be among the top targets of a stepped-up crackdown by authorities during the year. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Korea | Mr. Yang was imprisoned and later released in November. (references) |
Honduras | In December 2000, the Ministry of Labor granted union status to Yoo Yang employees. (references) | |
Honduras | For example, in July 1999, workers at Yoo Yang, a South Korean-owned maquiladora, sought to establish a union for all maquiladora workers. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "YANG" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 94.68% of the time. "YANG" is used about 188 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 94.68% | 178 | 23,220 |
| Noun (singular) | 5.32% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 188 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "YANG" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Yang | First name Female | 2,000 | 2,734 |
| Yang | Last name | 15,000 | 810 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| South Korea | Bum Yang Food Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "YANG": Chen N. Yang ♦ yang and yin ♦ Yang Chen Ning ♦ Yang Deficiency ♦ yin and yang. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "YANG": yang-kan, yang-kang, Yang-mills. | |
Ending with "YANG": an-yang, chi-yang, lo-yang, ying-yang, yin-yang. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "YANG"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | æ¨. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | yang (bagac, Moulmein teak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | yang (bagac, Moulmein teak), bastaardteak (bagac, Moulmein teak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | yang (bagac, Moulmein teak), keruing (bagac, Moulmein teak), hora (bagac, Moulmein teak), eng (bagac, Moulmein teak), dau (bagac, Moulmein teak), apitong (bagac, Moulmein teak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | yang, teck rouge du Cambodge, gurjun, eng, dau. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Yang (bagac, Moulmein teak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | yang (bagac, Moulmein teak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 陽 (appearance, in order to, kind, like, manner, so as to, so that, sort, such as, sun, sunlight, way), 様 (appearance, in order to, kind, like, manner, Mr or Mrs, so as to, so that, sort, such as, way). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | よㆠ(appearance, business, calamity, early death, employ, hire, in order to, kind, like, manner, so as to, so that, sort, such as, task, to become intoxicated, to get drunk, use, way). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yangay yang (bagac, common gurjun oil tree, gurjun, Moulmein teak), keruing (bagac, Moulmein teak), gurjung (bagac, Moulmein teak), dau (bagac, Moulmein teak, Single Administrative Document), apitong (bagac, Moulmein teak). (various references) Ñн. (various references) Dipterocarpus-arter (bagac, Moulmein teak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Dipterocarpus spp.. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "YANG": yangs. (additional references) | |
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"YANG" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aang, ayant, itang, jang, Myung, Nyanga, yaan, yag, yahn, yalg, yan, yana, yane, yangs, yani, yann, yano, yant, yanz, yaog, yarg, yaun, yeg, yeng, yenj, ygn, ying, yinz, yn, yna, yong, Yongbo, ypn, yun, yung. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "YANG" (pronounced ya"ng) |
| 3 | y a" ng | Liang. |
| 2 | -a" ng | bang, Chang, clang, Dang, Fang, gang, hang, harangue, Lang, pang, rang, sang, slang, spang, sprang, stang, Strang, tang, Vang, whang. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-n-y" | |
-1 letter: any, gan, gay, nag, nay. | |
-2 letters: ag, an, ay, na, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-n-y" | |
+1 letter: agony, angry, mangy, naggy, rangy, tangy, yangs. | |
+2 letters: abying, agency, anergy, angary, baying, faying, gainly, gangly, gantry, glycan, gnarly, gnatty, gowany, grainy, granny, guanay, haying, jangly, laying, mangey, maying, nongay, orangy, paying, raying, saying, slangy, snaggy, syngas, tangly, twangy, yawing. | |
+3 letters: agentry, aglycon, allying, anagogy, analogy, angerly, angrily, antigay, babying, bogyman, braying, claying, daylong, draying, flaying, fraying, gainsay, gangway, gauntly, gauntry, gayness, glycans, granary, grandly, graying, guanays, gunplay, gymnast, gynecia, hayings, kayoing, langley, lazying, magnify, mangaby, mangily, mayings, naughty, nongays, nosegay, nylghai, nylghau, okaying, orangey, organdy, playing, praying, pygmean, sayings, slaying, spangly, spaying, staying, stygian, swaying, synagog, syngamy, syringa, taxying, varying, yacking, yaffing, yakking, yanking, yapping, yarding, yarning, yatagan, yauping, yawling, yawning, yawping, yealing, yeaning, yeggman. | |
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