tai chi

See also: taichi, Taichi, tai-chi, and tāi-chì

English

Alternative forms

• taichi
• tai-chi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin 太極／太极 (tàijí)

Pronunciation

• enPR: tīchē, IPA^(key): /ˌtaɪˈtʃiː/

Noun

tai chi (usually uncountable, plural tai chis)

1. A soft form of martial art developed in China.

Synonyms

• taiji
• taijiquan

Translations

form of martial art

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 太極／太极 (taai³ gik⁶), 太极 (taai³ gik⁶), 太極拳／太极拳 (taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴), 太极拳 (taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴)

  Mandarin: 太極／太极 (zh) (tàijí), 太极 (zh) (tàijí), 太極拳／太极拳 (zh) (tàijíquán), 太极拳 (zh) (tàijíquán)

  Min Nan: 太極／太极 (zh-min-nan), 太极 (thài-ke̍k), 太極拳／太极拳 (zh-min-nan), 太极拳 (thài-ke̍k-kûn)

• Czech: tchaj-ťi n, tai-či n
• Esperanto: tajĝio
• Finnish: taiji
• French: tai chi
• Japanese: 太極 (ja) (たいきょく, taikyoku), 太極拳 (ja) (たいきょくけん, taikyokuken)
• Korean: 태극 (ko) (taegeug) (太極 (ko)), 태극권 (ko) (taegeuggwon) (太極拳 (ko))
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• Malay: taici
• Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠢ
  ᠵᠢᠢ (tai ǰii)
• Occitan: taichí m
• Portuguese: tai chi m, taiji m
• Russian: (indeclinable) тайцзи́ (ru) m (tajczí), тайцзицюа́нь (ru) m (tajczicjuánʹ)
• Spanish: taichí m
• Thai: ไทเก็ก (tai-gèk)
• Uyghur: تەيجى (teyji)
• Vietnamese: thái cực (vi)

Anagrams

• hiatic