气眼

English translation: See my explanation below

18:21 Apr 14, 2010
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Chinese term or phrase: 气眼
犹如守住围棋中的“气眼”

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Aaron Gilkison (X)
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English translation:See my explanation below
Explanation:
气眼,也称空目,意即活动空间,且对方不得侵入。一个比较复杂的围棋概念,所以建议用音译+释义:
qi yan (as in the game of weiqi, empty space on the board surrounded by the pieces of one side in order to keep the other side from entering)
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4Eye (of Liberty) in Go
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See my explanation below


Explanation:
气眼,也称空目,意即活动空间,且对方不得侵入。一个比较复杂的围棋概念,所以建议用音译+释义:
qi yan (as in the game of weiqi, empty space on the board surrounded by the pieces of one side in order to keep the other side from entering)


    Reference: http://www.mzb.com.cn/zgmzb/html/2003-09/30/content_40011.ht...
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Eye (of Liberty) in Go


Explanation:
Probably the western readers are not really familiar with the game of Go, but maybe you wanna check this out and get some idea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game)

Having 2 eyes is the key thing to survive. Thus it is a matter of life and death.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29
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