太極拳

See also: 太极拳

Chinese

		taiji	fist
trad. (太極拳)		太極	拳
simp. (太极拳)		太极	拳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàijíquán

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-khi̍t-khièn / thai-khi̍t-khiàn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-kia̍k-kûn / thài-ke̍k-kûn
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹tha-ciq-cioe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàijíquán
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàijícyuán
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-chi²-chʻüan²
    • Yale: tài-jí-chywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayjyichyuan
    • Palladius: тайцзицюань (tajczicjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴
    • Yale: taai gihk kyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ gik⁹ kyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tai³ gig⁶ kün⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ kɪk̚² kʰyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t-khièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai kid kienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ kid⁶ kian²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵ kʰi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t-khiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai kid kianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ kid⁶ kian²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵ kʰi̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-kia̍k-kûn
    • Tâi-lô: thài-kia̍k-kûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kiagkuun
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiak̚²⁴⁻² kun²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-ke̍k-kûn
    • Tâi-lô: thài-ki̍k-kûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kegkuun
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kun¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹tha-ciq-cioe
    • MiniDict: tha^平 cih cioe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tha-jiq-jyoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰa⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕyø²¹/

Noun

太極拳

1. tai chi, taijiquan, shadowboxing

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太極拳):

• → Japanese: 太(たい)極(きょく)拳(けん) (taikyokuken)
• → Korean: 태극권(太極拳) (taegeukgwon)
• → Vietnamese: thái cực quyền (太極拳)

→ English: t'ai chi ch'uan, t'ai chi, tai chi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	極	拳
たい Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 4	けん Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

From Chinese 太極拳／太极拳 (tàijíquán), equivalent to 太極 (taikyoku, “taiji”) +‎ 拳 (-ken, “martial arts style”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たいきょく​けん [tàíkyókúꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ikʲo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝkẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

太(たい)極(きょく)拳(けん) • (taikyokuken) 

1. (martial arts) tai chi

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	極	拳

Noun

太極拳 • (taegeukgwon) (hangeul 태극권)

1. Hanja form^? of 태극권 (“tai chi, taijiquan”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	極	拳

Noun

太極拳

1. chữ Hán form of thái cực quyền (“taijiquan”).