qi

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English

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for ().

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qi (countable and uncountable, plural qis)

  1. (philosophy) Alternative form of chi
    • 2003, Mallory Fromm, Qi Energy for Health and Healing: A Practical Guide to the Healing Principles of Life Energy:
      And so he trained his qi, his breath, and his sense of timing, so that strength and size became irrelevant to his understanding of Aikido.

Synonyms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Albanian

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Conjunction

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qi

  1. Alternative form of

Mandarin

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Romanization

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qi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of .
  2. Nonstandard spelling of .
  3. Nonstandard spelling of .
  4. Nonstandard spelling of .

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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qi m (plural qis)

  1. chi (the fundamental life-force or energy in Chinese folklore)