chi, khi
(noun) the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
qi, chi, ch'i, ki
(noun) the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chi (plural chis)
The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
chi (usually uncountable, plural chis)
(philosophy) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.
chi (usually uncountable, plural chis)
The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
(Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as 1/3 of a meter.
(Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as 10/33 of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
(Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.
• (traditional, mainland): Chinese foot
• (Taiwan): Taiwanese foot
• (Hong Kong): Hong Kong foot, chek
• CIH, HCI, ICH, Ich, hic, ich
Chi
(historic, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
A Chinese surname.
Chi (plural Chis)
(informal) Chihuahua.
Chi
(slang) Chicago
See Chi-Town.
• CIH, HCI, ICH, Ich, hic, ich
CHI (plural er-noun)
(sports) Abbreviation of Chicago.
• CIH, HCI, ICH, Ich, hic, ich
Source: Wiktionary
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
