tai chi

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

English

Alternative forms

taichi
tai-chi
taiji

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 太極／太极 (tàijí). Doublet of taegeuk.

Pronunciation

enPR: tīchē, IPA^(key): /ˌtaɪˈtʃiː/

Noun

tai chi (usually uncountable, plural tai chis)

(martial arts) A soft form of martial art developed in China.

Synonyms

(martial arts): tai chi chuan, taijiquan

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／太极 (zh) (tàijí), 太極拳／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 (fr)
Japanese: 太極 (ja) (たいきょく, taikyoku), 太極拳 (ja) (たいきょくけん, taikyokuken)
Korean: 태극(太極) (ko) (taegeuk), 태극권(太極拳) (ko) (taegeukgwon)
Malay: taici
Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠢ
ᠵᠢᠢ (tai̯ 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)

Verb

tai chi (third-person singular simple present tai chis, present participle tai chiing or tai chi-ing, simple past and past participle tai chied)

(informal) To practise tai chi.
(Malaysia, Singapore, slang, figurative) To push a task or responsibility to someone else.

Anagrams

hiatic