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精气神
jīngqì shén
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English Definitionthe three energies of Chinese medicine: 精, 气, and 神
Simplified Script精气神
Traditional Script精氣神
Pinyinjīngqì shén
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zing1hei3 san4
Word Decomposition
精气jīngqìpneuma
神shéndeity; soul; spirit; unusual; mysterious; lively; expressive; expression; look; (slang) awesome; amazing; God; abbr. for 神舟

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精神jīngshénspirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist
传神chuánshénvivid; lifelike
眼神yǎnshénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
女神nǚshéngoddess; nymph
死神sǐshénmythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die; (fig.) death
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