氣功

See also: 気功 and 气功

Chinese

Etymology

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		gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (氣功)		氣	功
simp. (气功)		气	功

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qìgōng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чигун (čigun, III-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ gung¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hi-kûng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khì-kong / khì-kang
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵chi-kon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qìgōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìgong
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-kung¹
  - Yale: chì-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihgong
  - Palladius: цигун (cigun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чигун (čigun, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ kuŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei³ gung¹
  - Yale: hei gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi³ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-kûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi gung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi⁴ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-kong
  - Tâi-lô: khì-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qie'kofng
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-kang
  - Tâi-lô: khì-kang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qie'kafng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chi-kon
  - MiniDict: chi^去 kon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qi-kon
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³³ koŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

氣功

(alternative medicine) qigong

Derived terms

氣功療法 / 气功疗法 (qìgōng liáofǎ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (氣功):

→ Japanese: 気(き)功(こう) (kikō)
→ Korean: 기공(氣功) (gigong)
→ Vietnamese: khí công (氣功)

Others

→ English: qigong (via Mandarin)
→ Thai: ชี่กง (via Mandarin)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
氣	功
き Jinmeiyō	こう Grade: 4
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 氣功 – see the following entry.

【気功きこう】

[noun] qigong (system of breathing control)

(This term, 氣功, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
氣	功

Noun

氣功 • (gigong) (hangeul 기공)

hanja form^? of 기공 (“qigong”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
氣	功

Noun

氣功

chữ Hán form of khí công (“qigong”)