different between qigong vs reiki

English

Alternative forms

• qi gong
• (from Wade–Giles) chi kung (rarer)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for ????? (qìg?ng).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t?i?????/, /t?i??k??/

Noun

qigong (usually uncountable, plural qigongs)

1. (alternative medicine) A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation. [from 20th c.]

Related terms

• Ba Duan Jin

Translations

Further reading

• qigong at OneLook Dictionary Search
• qigong, qi gong, chi kung at Google Ngram Viewer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• qi-gong

Noun

qigong m (uncountable)

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

English

Etymology

1970s, from Japanese ?? (reiki, literally “spiritual chi”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?ki/
• Rhymes: -e?ki

Noun

reiki (countable and uncountable, plural reikis)

1. A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms.

Translations

Anagrams

• ekiri

Gothic

Romanization

reiki

1. Romanization of ????????????????????

Japanese

Romanization

reiki

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reiki f

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of reik

Spanish

Noun

reiki f (plural reikis)

1. reiki