綱紀

綱紀(강기)
황제는 '황제내경 음양응상대론'에서, "陰陽者 天地之道也 萬物之綱紀, 變化之父母 生殺之本始 神明之府也 治病必求於本"(음양이란 천지의 道이고, 만물의 강기이고, 변화를 일으키는 부모이고, 살리고 죽이는 本始이다. 神明이 깃들인 府로 治病은 반드시 本에서 구한다)라고 음양을 정의한다.

Universal Web
Huangdi in Huangdineijing suwen, Yinyang Yingxiang Dalunpian: Major Discussion on the Theory of Yin and Yang and the Corresponding Relations Among All the things in Nature said, “Yin and Yang serve as the Dao (the way) of the heavens and the earth, the universal web of all things, the parents of change, the beginning of birth and death and the storehouse of Shenming(divinity). The treatment of disease must follow this.” It defines Yin and Yang.

綱紀
黄帝在黄帝内经素问，阴阳应像大论里说，“阴阳是自然界的规律，是一切事物的纲纪，是万物的变化的根源，是生长毁灭的根本，是事物各种运动现象的原动力。凡医治疾病，必须求得病情阴阳变化的根本。”这就解释阴阳。