Qi
Vital force in traditional Chinese philosophy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In traditional Chinese culture and the East Asian cultural sphere, qi or ch'i[1] in Wade–Giles romanization (/ˈtʃiː/ CHEE qìⓘ) or chi, is believed to be a vital force forming part of any living entity. Literally meaning "vapor", "air", or "breath",[2] the word qi is a polysemous word often translated as "vital energy", "vital force", "material energy", or simply as "energy".[3] Qi is a mythical concept in traditional Chinese medicine and in Chinese martial arts. The attempt to cultivate and balance qi is called qigong.
Qi | |||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 氣 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 气 | ||||||
Burmese name | |||||||
Burmese | အသက် | ||||||
IPA | /ă.t̪ɛʔ/ | ||||||
Vietnamese name | |||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | khí | ||||||
Hán-Nôm | 氣 | ||||||
Thai name | |||||||
Thai | ลมปราณ | ||||||
RTGS | lompran | ||||||
Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 기 | ||||||
Hanja | 氣 | ||||||
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Mongolian name | |||||||
Mongolian Cyrillic | хийг | ||||||
Mongolian script | ᠬᠡᠢ ᠶᠢ | ||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||
Kyūjitai | 氣 | ||||||
Shinjitai | 気 | ||||||
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Malay name | |||||||
Malay | chi (چي) | ||||||
Indonesian name | |||||||
Indonesian | chi | ||||||
Filipino name | |||||||
Tagalog | gi | ||||||
Lao name | |||||||
Lao | ຊີວິດ | ||||||
Khmer name | |||||||
Khmer | ឈី | ||||||
Tetum name | |||||||
Tetum | qi | ||||||
Believers in qi describe it as a vital force, the flow of which must be unimpeded for health. Qi is a pseudoscientific, unverified concept,[4][failed verification][5] and is unrelated to the concept of energy used in science[6][7][8] (vital force itself being an abandoned scientific notion).[9]
The Chinese Gods, especially anthropomorphic gods, are sometimes thought to have qi and be a reflection of the microcosm of qi in humans, both having qi that can concentrate in certain body parts.[10]