noun
lesser yang
In yin-yang philosophy, the phase of increasing yang, often associated with spring or dawn. A technical term used in traditional Chinese medicine and cosmology.
陰陽説では、少陽は陽気が生じ始める段階を指す。
In yin-yang theory, lesser yang refers to the stage where yang energy begins to arise.
From Chinese 少陽／少阳 (shàoyáng), a term in traditional yin-yang cosmology. The kanji 少 means 'little' or 'lesser', and 陽 means 'yang'.