"chi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kaɪ/ Audio: en-us-chi.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chi.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chis [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From Latin chī, from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|chī}} Latin chī, {{der|en|grc|χεῖ}} Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chi (plural chis)
  1. The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets. Categories (topical): Greek letter names Synonyms: khi Derived forms: chi-by-eye, chi-rho, chi-square distribution, chi-square test, chi distribution, chi-square Translations (Greek letter): χεῖ (kheî) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), خِي (ḵī) [masculine] (Arabic), khi [feminine] (Catalan), 西 (xī) (Chinese Mandarin), (xǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (kǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), chí (Czech), chi [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), ĥio (Esperanto), khii (Finnish), chi [masculine] (French), khi (French), Chi [neuter] (German), χι (chi) [neuter] (Greek), כִי (chi) [feminine] (Hebrew), khi (Hungarian), chi (Interlingua), chí [feminine] (Irish), キー () (Japanese), カイ (kai) (Japanese), (hi) (Japanese), (ki) (Korean), хи (hi) (Macedonian), khi (Malay), خی (xi) (Persian), chi [neuter] (Polish), qui [masculine] (Portuguese), хи (xi) [neuter] (Russian), хи [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), hi [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), chí [neuter] (Slovak), ji [feminine] (Spanish), ไค (kai) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-chi-en-noun-rwtr1WTJ Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 30 13 14 3 10 17 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 16 25 5 6 11 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chi2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chis [plural]
Etymology: From the Mandarin 氣/气 (qì) from the Wade–Giles romanization: chʻi⁴, from Middle Chinese 氣 (MC khj+jH), from Old Chinese 氣 (OC *kʰɯds, “breath, vapor”). Compare modern Japanese 気(き) (ki), Korean 기(氣) (gi) and Vietnamese khí (氣). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|氣}} 氣/气 (qì), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles, {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|氣|id=1}} 氣 (MC khj+jH), {{der|en|och|-}} Old Chinese, {{och-l|氣|breath, vapor|id=1}} 氣 (OC *kʰɯds, “breath, vapor”), {{cog|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|気|き}} 気(き) (ki), {{cog|ko|기(氣)}} Korean 기(氣) (gi), {{cog|vi|khí}} Vietnamese khí, {{m|vi|氣}} 氣 Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} chi (usually uncountable, plural chis)
  1. (philosophy) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy, Energy, Pseudoscience Synonyms: ch'i, ki, qi Related terms: chi kung, qigong, prana, life force, ether, huna, orgone Translations (the fundamental life-force or energy): تْشِي (tšī) [masculine] (Arabic), كِي (kī) [masculine] (Arabic), чи (či) [Dungan] (Chinese), [Hokkien] (Chinese), (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), (Chinese Cantonese), (hei³) (Chinese Cantonese), (Chinese Mandarin), (qì) (Chinese Mandarin), (Eastern Min Chinese), (ké) (Eastern Min Chinese), ĉjio (Esperanto), ki (Finnish), qi [masculine] (French), Qi [neuter] (German), Ch'i [neuter] (German), Ki [neuter] (German), (Hakka Chinese), (hi) (Hakka Chinese), צ׳י (chi) (Hebrew), csi (Hungarian), qi (Indonesian), (ki) (alt: ) (Japanese), (gi) (alt: ) (Korean), чи (či) [neuter] (Macedonian), چی (či) (Persian), chi [neuter] (Polish), qi [masculine] (Portuguese), chi [masculine] (Portuguese), ци (ci) [neuter] (Russian), чи (či) [neuter] (Russian), ки (ki) [neuter] (Russian), чи [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), či [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), qi (Swedish), çi (Turkish), ki (Turkish), khí (alt: ) (Vietnamese), 氣i (Wu Chinese), 气i (Wu Chinese)
    Sense id: en-chi-en-noun-en:life_force Disambiguation of Energy: 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 6 66 9 3 4 6 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Eastern Min terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 16 25 5 6 11 13 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chi3.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chis [plural]
Etymology: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 尺 (chǐ). Doublet of chek. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|尺|tr=chǐ}} Mandarin 尺 (chǐ), {{doublet|en|chek}} Doublet of chek Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} chi (usually uncountable, plural chis)
  1. The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (mainland): Chinese foot [traditional]
    Sense id: en-chi-en-noun-k9EkBO76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 16 25 5 6 11 13 Disambiguation of 'mainland': 47 6 18 29
  2. (Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter. Tags: Mainland-China, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-chi-en-noun-uKHXKCTs
  3. (Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku. Tags: Taiwan, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-chi-en-noun-9gpmZ1vt
  4. (Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters. Tags: Hong-Kong, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-chi-en-noun-ZpOSRACU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 16 25 5 6 11 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Taiwanese foot [Taiwan], Hong Kong foot [Hong-Kong], chek [Hong-Kong], chih, ch'ih Related terms: shaku, the equivalent Japanese unit
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: chis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chi (plural chis)
  1. Clipping of chihuahua. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: chihuahua Related terms: chi chi, chi-chi, chi chi man, chi-ike, tai chi, tai-chi, tai chi chuan
    Sense id: en-chi-en-noun-k4i3ryZs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 16 25 5 6 11 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "[1987, “ch'i”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th edition, volume 3, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 186, column 3",
          "text": "Early Taoist philosophers and alchemists regarded ch'i as a vital force inhering in the breath and bodily fluids and developed techniques to alter and control the movement of ch'i within the body; their aim was to achieve physical longevity and spiritual power.]",
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          "ref": "2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, Viking Press, page 196",
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          "ref": "2013 April 2, David Tanis, “Hurry Up, Spring”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-04-02, Dining & Wine",
          "text": "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.\nThose 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.",
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        {
          "ref": "2017 January 8, Leslie Hsu Oh, “I tried the Chinese practice of ‘sitting the month’ after childbirth”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-01-08, Health & Science",
          "text": "According to traditional Chinese medicine, blood carries chi, your “life force,” which fuels all the functions of the body. When you lose blood, you lose chi, and this causes your body to go into a state of yin (cold). When yin (cold) and yang (hot) are out of balance, your body will suffer physical disorders.",
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        [
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        [
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        {
          "word": "prana"
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          "word": "life force"
        },
        {
          "word": "ether"
        },
        {
          "word": "huna"
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        {
          "word": "orgone"
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          "word": "ch'i"
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          "word": "ki"
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          "word": "qi"
        }
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          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "氣"
        },
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "hei³",
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          "code": "dng",
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          "roman": "či",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "tags": [
            "Dungan"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "cdo",
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          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "氣"
        },
        {
          "code": "cdo",
          "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
          "roman": "ké",
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        },
        {
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          "word": "氣"
        },
        {
          "code": "hak",
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          "roman": "hi",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "氣"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "气"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "氣"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qì",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "气"
        },
        {
          "code": "wuu",
          "lang": "Wu Chinese",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "氣i"
        },
        {
          "code": "wuu",
          "lang": "Wu Chinese",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "气i"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "ĉjio"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "ki"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Qi"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Ch'i"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "he",
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          "roman": "chi",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "צ׳י"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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        },
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
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          "alt": "氣",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gi",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "기"
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          "code": "mk",
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            "neuter"
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        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "چی"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "code": "ru",
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          "code": "ru",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "чи"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
          "word": "ki"
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          "alt": "氣",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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        }
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "chi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "ĥio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "Chi"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chi",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "χι"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kheî",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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      "word": "χεῖ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "chi",
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      "word": "כִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kī",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "キー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kai",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "カイ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hi",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "ヒ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ki",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "키"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "hi",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "khi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xi",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "خی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "chi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "qui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xi",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "хи"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хи"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "hi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "chí"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ji"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kai",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "ไค"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "chi (letter)"
  ],
  "word": "chi"
}

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    "English terms borrowed from Mandarin",
    "English terms borrowed from Wade–Giles",
    "English terms derived from Mandarin",
    "English terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "English terms derived from Old Chinese",
    "English terms derived from Wade–Giles",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English three-letter words",
    "English uncountable nouns",
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    "en:Greek letter names",
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "氣",
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      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
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      "expansion": "Vietnamese khí",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
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      "word": "qigong"
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      "word": "prana"
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      "word": "life force"
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      "word": "ether"
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          "text": "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.\nThose 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.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 January 8, Leslie Hsu Oh, “I tried the Chinese practice of ‘sitting the month’ after childbirth”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-01-08, Health & Science",
          "text": "According to traditional Chinese medicine, blood carries chi, your “life force,” which fuels all the functions of the body. When you lose blood, you lose chi, and this causes your body to go into a state of yin (cold). When yin (cold) and yang (hot) are out of balance, your body will suffer physical disorders.",
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          "traditional",
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        ],
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          "culture",
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        ],
        [
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          "limited"
        ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃiː/"
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      "word": "ch'i"
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      "word": "qi"
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "word": "氣"
    },
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      "code": "yue",
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      "word": "气"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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    },
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      "code": "cdo",
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      "word": "气"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
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      "word": "氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "氣"
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "word": "气"
    },
    {
      "code": "wuu",
      "lang": "Wu Chinese",
      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "word": "氣i"
    },
    {
      "code": "wuu",
      "lang": "Wu Chinese",
      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "word": "气i"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "ĉjio"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      ],
      "word": "qi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Qi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Ch'i"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "chi",
      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "word": "צ׳י"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "alt": "き",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "word": "چی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "qi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "chi"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      ],
      "word": "ци"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "чи"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
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    },
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      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "çi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the fundamental life-force or energy",
      "word": "ki"
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      "alt": "氣",
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    }
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    "chi (letter)"
  ],
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}

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        "(Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter."
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    },
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        "usually"
      ]
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      ],
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        "usually"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃə/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "sense": "mainland",
      "tags": [
        "traditional"
      ],
      "word": "Chinese foot"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Taiwan"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "chih"
    },
    {
      "word": "ch'ih"
    }
  ],
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    "chi (letter)",
    "chi (unit)"
  ],
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}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English three-letter words",
    "en:Energy",
    "en:Greek letter names",
    "en:Pseudoscience",
    "zom:Botany",
    "zom:Minerals"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "chi chi man"
    },
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      "word": "chi-ike"
    },
    {
      "word": "tai chi"
    },
    {
      "word": "tai-chi"
    },
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      "word": "tai chi chuan"
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}
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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": khì, khùi vs. zh-min-nan",
  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "chi",
  "trace": ""
}

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