chi kung
/ˌt͡ʃiˈkʌŋ/
chi kung is the alternative form of qigong.
Meaning of qigong
Noun
qigong (usually uncountable, plural qigongs)
- A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation.
- Some people may suddenly speak a language and speak it quite fluently. However, it is not a language of human society. What can it be called? It can be called "cosmic language" (宇宙語). Actually it is nothing but a language of subtle beings in a space only a little bit higher than ours. Now quite a...1998 May, Li HongZhi, CHINA FALUN GONG (REVISED EDITION) (English Version), Hong Kong: Falun Fo Fa Publishing Co., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29
Forms of chi kung
| alternative form | chi-kung |
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Origin of chi kung
Borrowed from Mandarin 氣功／气功 (qìgōng, “breath work, qi work”) Wade–Giles romanization: chʻi⁴-kung¹.
Words that rhyme with chi kung
Questions about chi kung
- What is chi kung the alternative form of?
- Chi kung is the alternative form of qigong.
- How do you pronounce chi kung?
- Chi kung is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃiˈkʌŋ/.
Words near chi kung in the dictionary
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