qi

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

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiː/

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.

• IQ, i.q.

qi

1. alternative form of që

qi

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

• 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.

• chi

qi m (plural qis)

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