qi

See also: Qi, QI, qǐ, qí, qì, and qī

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 氣／气 (qì).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiː/

Noun

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

• See chi

Translations

chi — see chi

Anagrams

• IQ, i.q.

Albanian

Conjunction

qi

1. Alternative form of që

Mandarin

Romanization

qi

1. Nonstandard spelling of qī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of qí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of qǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of qì.

Usage notes

• 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

Alternative forms

• chi

Noun

qi m (plural qis)

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