chi
The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
Noun
- The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
- The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.
- The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
- The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.
Origin
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 尺 (chǐ). Doublet of chek.
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Noun Entry 2
- The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
Origin
From Latin chī, from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).
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chi-by-eye chi-rho chi-square distribution chi-square test chi distribution chi-square
Noun human sciences, mysticism
- A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.
- 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...
- He took several deep breaths, finding his chi as Butler had taught him. - 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, Viking Press, page 196:
- 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. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full...
Origin
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).
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Noun abbreviation, alt of
- Clipping of chihuahua.
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