Vietnamese Word Entry

Quốc ngữ:khí
Definitions:
  1. (chiefly in fixed expressions, physics, meteorology) Clipping of không khí (""air"").

  2. (chemistry) gas

  3. (philosophy) chi

  4. (fiction) an aura (chi) that can be sensed by chi masters, usually helps them notice the presence of someone or something even without seeing that person or thing


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Chinese characters used in this word

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood, gas, steam, vapor
Readings
Mandarin: ㄑㄧˋ (qì), ㄒㄧˋ (xì)
Cantonese: hei3
Japanese: キ (ki)、 ケ (ke) / いき (iki)
Korean: 기 (gi)
Vietnamese: khí
Variants
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