Yuanqi?/ Fundamental?Qi?(Vital Force)

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原始狀態(tài)的氣?！霸币鉃槌跏?、端始，“元?dú)狻本褪侵柑幱谠紶顟B(tài)的“氣”?！霸?dú)狻睕]有具體的形狀，同時也沒有分化出陰陽的屬性?！霸?dú)狻痹谔斓厝f物之先而存在?！霸?dú)狻苯?jīng)由一定的變化而分判為陰陽之氣或天地之氣，進(jìn)而生成天地萬物。有些古人認(rèn)為“元?dú)狻本褪翘斓厝f物的本原，也有人認(rèn)為“元?dú)狻眮碜愿镜奶摕o。“元?dú)狻庇袝r也泛指構(gòu)成人與事物的某種“氣”。

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Yuanqi?refers to?qi?in its original state, with?yuan?(元) denoting the beginning or the initial point.?Yuanqi?can neither be defined by shape nor be attributed to yin or yang. It existed prior to the emergence of heaven, earth, and all the things in between. After experiencing certain changes, it was separated into the?qi?of yin and yang, or that of heaven and earth. Hence the generation of all the things between heaven and earth. Some ancients regarded?yuanqi?as the origin of the world, while others believed that it was derived from the void, a more primitive state of being.?Yuanqi?sometimes refers to the qi that constitutes human bodies and all the other things in general.

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引例 Citations：

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◎天地者，元?dú)庵?，萬物之所自焉。（《太平御覽·天部一·元?dú)狻芬抖Y統(tǒng)》）

天地是由元?dú)馑侨f物的根源。

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Yuanqi?gives birth to heaven and earth. It is the source of everything. (Imperial Reader for Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty)

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◎人稟元?dú)庥谔?，各受壽夭之命，以立長短之形。（王充《論衡·無形》）

人從上天那里稟受元?dú)猓髯越邮荛L短不同的壽命，確定高矮不同的形體。

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Human beings are endowed by Heaven with?yuanqi, which shapes the longevity and height of the body. (Wang Chong: A Comparative Study of Different Schools of Learning)