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As nouns the difference between chief and chi

is that chief is (senseid)a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc while chi is chi (greek letter).

As an adjective chief

is primary; principal.

chief

English

(wikipedia chief)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:
    • My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.
  • (heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
  • * 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :
    • When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".
  • (senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.
    • All firefighters report to the fire chief .
  • An informal address to an equal.
    • Hey, chief.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    (chief) * chief constable * chiefess * chief executive * chief executive officer/CEO * chief legal officer * chief mate * chief of staff * chief of state * chief petty officer * commander in chief * dexter chief * editor in chief * fire chief * in chief * police chief * war chief

    Related terms

    * captain * chef * chieftain

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Primary; principal.
    • Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.

    See also

    * chef

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    chi

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the classical (la) transcription of the ancient Greek pronunciation /k?i/

    Alternative forms

    * khi

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-second letter of the Classical]] and [[Modern Greek, Modern Greek alphabets.

    • Etymology 2

    From former romanizations of (etyl) (zh)

    Alternative forms

    * ki, qi

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc. related (but not limited) to breath and circulation
  • * 2001 — , Artemis Fowl , p 196
    • Usage note
    As this is based on former romanizations of Chinese, one should be careful to distinguish its pronunciation from pinyin chi .
    Related terms
    * positive orgone radiation * prana * life force * ether * huna

    Etymology 3

    From the pinyin romanization of (cmn) (zh)

    Alternative forms

    * chih, ch'ih

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm
  • (Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as 1/3 of a meter.
  • (Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as 10/33 of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
  • (Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.
    • Synonyms
    * (sense) Chinese foot * (Taiwan) Taiwanese foot * (Hong Kong) Hong Kong foot, chek
    Related terms
    * shaku, the equivalent Japanese unit

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