tai chi

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

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mandarin 太極／太极 (tàijí)

Pronunciation

enPR: tīchē, IPA^(key): /ˌtaɪˈtʃiː/

Noun

tai chi (usually uncountable, plural tai chis)

A soft form of martial art developed in China.

Synonyms

Translations

form of martial art

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

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

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

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)

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