[chyee] 
| one of two dynasties that ruled in China a.d. 479–502 and, as the Northern Ch'i, a.d. 550–77. |
| chi 2 also ch'i or Qi or qi (chē) n. The vital force believed in Taoism and other Chinese thought to be inherent in all things. The unimpeded circulation of chi and a balance of its negative and positive forms in the body are held to be essential to good health in traditional Chinese medicine. [Chinese (Mandarin) qì, air, spirit, energy of life.] |