Glossary
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Xiǎng
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步
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Bou
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步
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Bù
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Approximately 1.5m
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丹田
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Daan-tin
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丹田
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Dāntián
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One of three points in the body where energy is focused during meditation, cultivation, martial arts and medicine. They are located in the head, the sternum and the stomach.
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弟弟
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Dai dai
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弟弟
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Dì di
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Younger brother, or a younger man who is not related to the speaker.
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哥哥
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Goh goh
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哥哥
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Gē ge
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Older brother, or an older man who is not related to the speaker.
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氣
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Hei
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气
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Qì
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''Breath''/''Vitality''. The vital energy and force found in all things. Hei is produced during cultivation in the central daan-tin through refining of zing (see below), and can be purified into the higher level san (see below) in the middle daan-tin.
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精
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Zing
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精
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Jīng
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''Essence''. All people have zing, first provided by the parents during the creation of the child, then continually acquired through life through food, water, oxygen, etc. Once zing has expired, the person will die. Jing can be purified into the higher quality hei (see above) in the lower daan-tin.
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里
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Li
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里
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Lǐ
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A distance of approximately 500m.
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妹妹
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Mei mei
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妹妹
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Mèi mei
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Younger sister, or a younger woman who is not related to the speaker.
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神
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San
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神
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Shen
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''Spirit''. Also a term used to refer to gods or divinity. San is the highest level of energy state before one attains the ultimate ''mou-wai'' (see below). San transmutes to mou-wai in the upper daan-tin.
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師弟
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Si dai
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师弟
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Shī dì
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A younger male disciple.
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師傅
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Si fu
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师傅
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Shī fu
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Master
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師兄
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Si hing
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师兄
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Shī xiōng
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An older male disciple.
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師妹
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Si mei
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师妹
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Shī mèi
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A younger female disciple.
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師姐
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Si ze
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师姐
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Shī jiě
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An older female disciple.
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無為
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Mou-wai
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无为
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Wúwéi
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''Effortless action''. The absolute state of being. A transcended plane of flow and harmony.
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姐姐
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Ze ze
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姐姐
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Jiě jie
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Older sister, or an older woman who is not related to the speaker.
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