qi

== English == === Etymology === From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 氣 / 气. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiː/ enPR: chē === Noun === qi (countable and uncountable, plural qis) (philosophy) Alternative form of chi. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === IQ, i.q. == Albanian == === Conjunction === qi alternative form of që == Mandarin == === Romanization === qi nonstandard spelling of qī nonstandard spelling of qí nonstandard spelling of qǐ nonstandard spelling of qì ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === chi === Noun === qi m (plural qis) chi (the fundamental life-force or energy in Chinese folklore)