qi

See also: Qi, QI, qǐ, qí, qì, and qī

English

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

Translations
chi — see chi

Anagrams

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
  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

qi m (plural qis)

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