qigong

See also: qìgōng, qi-gong, and qi gong

English

Alternative forms

qi gong
chi kung (rarer)

Etymology

From Chinese Mandarin 氣功／气功 (qìgōng).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /tʃiːˈɡɒŋ/, /tʃiːˈkʊŋ/

Noun

qigong (usually uncountable, plural qigongs)

(alternative medicine) A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation. [from 20th c.]
- 2004, Judith Orloff, Positive Energy (page 112)
  My patients laud qigong as a stressbuster and cure for pesky chronic symptoms that baffle doctors.

Related terms

Ba Duan Jin

Translations

system of breathing control

Catalan: txi-kung m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 氣功 (zh), 气功 (zh) (qìgōng)

Min Nan: 氣功 (zh-min-nan), 气功 (khì-kong)
Czech: čchi-kung m
Japanese: 気功 (きこう, kikō)

Korean: 기공 (ko) (gigong) (氣功 (ko))
Portuguese: qigong m, qi-gong m
Russian: цигу́н (ru) m (cigún)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Uyghur: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: khí công (vi)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

qi-gong

Noun

qigong m (uncountable)

(alternative medicine) qigong (a Chinese system of body movement and meditation)

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