In the second season episode, "Broken", Mulan refers to the wraith as Qui shen. In Chinese culture, Qi is an active principle forming part of any living thing. In Chinese, it means "life force." Shen is a key word in Chinese philosophy and religion, and means "spirit."
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Date: 2024-02-05 09:43 pm (UTC)( I recall seeing a transcript of the episode where it was spelled “ cretin “ and I thought: that doesn’t sound like what Mulan said!