List of English Words of Chinese Origin - Y

Y

Yamen

from Mandarin 衙門, lit. court

Yen (craving)

from Cantonese 癮, lit. addiction (to opium)

Yen (Japanese currency)

Japanese 円 en, from Chinese 圓 (Mandarin yuán), lit. round, name of currency unit

Yin Yang

陰陽 from Mandarin 'Yin' meaning feminine, dark and 'Yang' meaning masculine and bright