Qi
October 27, 2006
Qi, also commonly spelled ch’i (in Wade-Giles romanization) or ki (in romanized Japanese), is a fundamental concept of traditional Chinese culture. Qi is believed to be part of everything that exists, as in “life force” or “spiritual energy,” It is most often translated as “energy flow,” or literally as “air” or “breath” (for example, a term meaning “weather” is tiānqì, or the “breath of heaven”). It is pronounced something like “chee” in Mandarin Chinese but the tongue position is different.
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Qi. (2006, October 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:35, October 26, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qi&oldid=83763914
