Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Chinese martial art whose system of physical exercises is often practiced as a way of meditating or improving well-being.
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- noun A soft form of
martial art developed inChina .
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- noun a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Mandarin tài jí quán (formerly romanized t’ai chi ch’üan) : tài jí, great ultimate (a concept in Chinese cosmology) (from Middle Chinese thaj` kɦiə̆k : thaj`, very great, greatest + kɦiə̆k, ridge-pole, pole, extremity) + quán, boxing (from Middle Chinese kɦyan, fist).]
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From Chinese Mandarin trad. 太極, simpl. 太极 (pinyin: tàijí)
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