Ok probably a dumb question.
Is Qi Gong pronounced “key-gong” or is it “chee-kung” …or neither??
Little Dragon
chee gung
(sort of) 
chee kung works too
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Hi- Chee Gung, or Chi Gong, I’ve heard them both.
Qi=Chi, pronounced Chee.
Ki pronounced “Key”, is the Japanese equivalent of the same thing.
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Kung Lek
Is there any easy trick for telling a male Chinese name from a female Chinese name just by reading it? How many people here understand Chinese?
I don’t get mad.
I get stabby.
I think some names can be used for both. But there are names that are really feminine and some that are really masculine.
What is a tree without it’s roots? What is a martial art without its basics?
The trick is to locate that person and see for yourself. hehe
What is a tree without it’s roots? What is a martial art without its basics?
Ki Gang = (Southern Shaolin) Hokkien pronounciation of
Chi (Qi) Kung… (Mandarine)
Hei-Gung (Cantonese)
Medicine Buddha
om namo bhagawate bekandzyai - guru bendurya prabha randzaya - tatagataya - arhate - samyaksam buddhaya - tayata om bhekandzyai bhekandzyai - maha bhekandzyai bhekandzyai -randza samungate soha
Chinese names are often gender neutral. For example, a (reasonably) common name is Ming which means brightness (among other meanings). It is used as both a male and female name.
Often women may be named after something beautiful (like flowers etc.), while men are named after things that bring connotations of strength (like stone, or mountain etc.)
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abandit
what about gay men, what are they named after??
im getting in touch with my feminine side! 
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Thinking of changing your name are you? 
Didn’t you know that the official Chinese party line is that homosexuality is not a problem in China - it is a western problem (that is, there are no homosexuals in China). Interesting huh?
Good way to get around the naming problem anyway
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ABandit - Again, the anti-China propaganda rears its ugly head yet again…
Actually, China has never denied the existence of gays in China, and has recently even adopted a rather liberal policy towards them: "Homosexuality will stop being regarded as a psychiatric disorder in China next month, on the publication of new guidelines by the Chinese Psychiatric Association.
They will say that homosexuality is part of “normal” sexual behaviour, with the proviso that those who are unhappy with their sexual orientation may still be judged to be in need of psychiatric help. "
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,447556,00.html
H*ll, they probably see it as another method of population control…
originex
If you knew me you would actually find that I am far from being anti-Chinese. In fact I have often been accused on KFO of being too pro-Chinese.
However, my information on China’s stance on homosexuality came from the horse’s mouth so to speak. I was over there in April last year and that is what I was told by our guide. I can only relay what I am told.
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ABandit - true, like anywhere, there may very well be a gap between the official gov policy and man-on-the-street reality.
Like, according to our gov policy here, no one in the US is allowed to discriminate by race, color, creed, etc., but depending on who you ask, they’ll give you their own real-life perspectives on racism, reverse-racism, etc. etc. You just have to find the gray truth by triangulation, I guess…