nguyên khí

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 元氣, composed of 元 (“fundamental; foundational”) and 氣 (“qi”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ xi˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥] === Noun === nguyên khí (traditional Chinese medicine) vital energy, life force