v. (Trad=氣, Pinyin=qi4) insult

n. (Trad=氣, Pinyin=qi4) gas, odour, odor, spirit, weather, vital energy, energy of life, certain symptoms, air, breath, smell

adj. (Trad=氣, Pinyin=qi4) barometric, gaseous

yi2 bang4 yong3 qi4 zhen1 yi2 dun4 yun4 qi4
A pound of courage is worth a ton of success.
The one that dares has already won.

yi4 gu3 zuo4 qi4
Plucking up courage with the first drum.
The soldier's morale is at its highest with the first beat of the battle drum. This expression is used to encourage people to continue and finish what they're doing.

kong3 fu1 zi3 fang4 pi3; yi4 gu3 wen2 qi4
Like Confucius breaking wind; A whiff of literary air.
Referring to a person that behaves in a very scholarly manner. Too much of a scholarly air.

zhi3 gao1 qi4 yang2
Strutting about with high toes and putting on airs.
Said of someone who is arrogant and complacent.

Pinyin: qi4
Wade-Giles: ch'i4
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