wei ch'i in English

Forms: wei ch'i [plural], Weiqi [alternative], weichi [alternative], weiqi [alternative], wei qi [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí), Wade–Giles romanization: wei²-chʻi². Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|圍棋}} Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-noun|-|*}} wei ch'i (usually uncountable, plural wei ch'i)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn",
        "3": "圍棋"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn-wadegiles",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Wade–Giles",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí), Wade–Giles romanization: wei²-chʻi².",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wei ch'i",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Weiqi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weichi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weiqi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wei qi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "2": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "wei ch'i (usually uncountable, plural wei ch'i)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Games",
          "orig": "en:Games",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "go (board game)"
      ],
      "id": "en-wei_ch'i-en-noun-8M7WU3q~",
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wei ch'i"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn",
        "3": "圍棋"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn-wadegiles",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Wade–Giles",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí), Wade–Giles romanization: wei²-chʻi².",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wei ch'i",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Weiqi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weichi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weiqi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wei qi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "2": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "wei ch'i (usually uncountable, plural wei ch'i)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Mandarin",
        "English terms borrowed from Wade–Giles",
        "English terms derived from Mandarin",
        "English terms derived from Wade–Giles",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Games"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "go (board game)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wei ch'i"
}

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"wei ch'i" meaning in English

Noun