name
Meaning 1
Chinese given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
weiqi
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/weɪˈtʃiː/
noun
Meaning 2
An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea, played with 181 black stones and 180 white ones, typically on a board of 19 × 19 squares.
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Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: go, baduk
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of weiqi.
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Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Transliteration from Mandarin 圍棋/围棋 (wéiqí, literally “encirclement board game”) via Hanyu Pinyin.