qigong

See also qìgōng

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• qi gong
• chi kung (rarer)

Etymology

From Chinese Mandarin trad. 氣功, simpl. 气功 (pinyin: qìgōng)

Noun

qigong (usually uncountable; plural qigongs)

1. A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation.

Related terms

• Ba Duan Jin

Translations

system of breathing control

• Catalan: txi-kung (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氣功 (cmn), 气功 (cmn) (qìgōng)

  Min Nan: 氣功 (nan) (khì-kong)

• Czech: čchi-kung (cs) m
• Japanese: 気功 (ja) (きこう, kikō)
• Korean: 기공 (ko) (gigong) (氣功 (ko))
• Russian: цигун (ru) (cigún) m