qi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "qi"

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 氣 / 气.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiː/
• enPR: chē

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.

   • 2013 April 2, David Tanis, “Hurry Up, Spring”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 April 2013, Dining & Wine‎^[2]:

     At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries.
     Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher.

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)