太極
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See also: 太极
Chinese
[edit]too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest |
utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit | ||
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trad. (太極) | 太 | 極 | |
simp. (太极) | 太 | 极 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): taai3 gik6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-khi̍t
- Eastern Min (BUC): tái-gĭk
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1tha-ciq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tàijí
- Wade–Giles: tʻai4-chi2
- Yale: tài-jí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayjyi
- Palladius: тайцзи (tajczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taai3 gik6
- Yale: taai gihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: taai3 gik9
- Guangdong Romanization: tai3 gig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːi̯³³ kɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t
- Hakka Romanization System: tai kid
- Hagfa Pinyim: tai4 kid6
- Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: tái-gĭk
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ (k-)iʔ⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-kia̍k
- Tâi-lô: thài-kia̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kiak
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: tai3 gêg8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thài ke̍k
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kek̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Wu
Noun
[edit]太極
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Thai: ไทชิ
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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太 | 極 |
たい Grade: 2 |
きょく Grade: 4 |
on'yomi | kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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大極 |
Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Middle Chinese 太極 (MC thajH gik).
First cited to a text from roughly 1060, with the spelling 大極.[1]
The main spelling in Japanese is 太極. The alternative with 大 instead of 太 appears to be largely obsolete, and is not listed in many dictionaries.[2][3][4][5]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- [circa 1060] (Chinese philosophy) the Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world
- a sword technique in the Yoshioka Kenpō school of kendō
- (uncommon) short for 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi
Derived terms
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Ancient_version_of_the_Taijitu_by_Lai_Zhi-De.svg/75px-Ancient_version_of_the_Taijitu_by_Lai_Zhi-De.svg.png)
- 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi Chuan
- 太極図 (taikyokuzu): an image of the absolute, most commonly the yin-yang symbol
- 太極図門 (taikyokuzu mon): a seal or crest using an image of the absolute
References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
[edit]Hanja in this term | |
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太 | 極 |
Noun
[edit]Vietnamese
[edit]chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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太 | 極 |
Noun
[edit]太極
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