English Explanatory Dictionary

weiqi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of weiqi.
name
  1. Chinese given name.

Pronunciation

/weɪˈtʃiː/

Word forms

weiqi

Etymology

Transliteration from Mandarin 圍棋／围棋 (wéiqí, literally “encirclement board game”) via Hanyu Pinyin.

Synonyms

go baduk
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