太極

太極

See also: 太极

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
trad. (太極)		太	極
simp. (太极)		太	极

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàijí

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ gik⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-khi̍t
• Min Dong (BUC): tái-gĭk
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): thài-kia̍k / thài-ke̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tai³ gêg⁸

• Wu (Wiktionary): tha jiq (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tàijí
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayjyi
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: taai³ gik⁶
    • Yale: taai gihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ gik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tai³ gig⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰäːi̯³³ kɪk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai kid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ kid⁶
    • IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: tái-gĭk
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)iʔ⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-kia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: thài-kia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kiak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰaɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiak̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-ke̍k
    • Tâi-lô: thài-ki̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kek
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰaɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tai³ gêg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thài ke̍k
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kek̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: tha jiq (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰa̱⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɪʔ²¹/

Noun

太極

1. taiji ("The Absolute"; the condition as it existed before the creation of the world)
2. tai chi; taiji

Derived terms

太極劍／太极剑 太極圖／太极图 (tàijítú)

太極拳／太极拳 (tàijíquán) 打太極／打太极 (dǎ tàijí)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	極
たい Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 大極

Etymology

From Sinitic 太極.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): /ta.i.kjo.ku/, [täikjo̞kɯᵝ], [täikjo̞kɯ̥ᵝ]

Noun

太極 (hiragana たいきょく, rōmaji taikyoku)

1. The Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world
2. a sword technique in the Yoshioka Kenpō school of kendō
3. (uncommon) short for 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi

Derived terms

太極図

• 太極拳 (たいきょくけん) (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi Chuan
• 太極図 (たいきょくず) (taikyokuzu): an image of the absolute, most commonly the yin-yang symbol
• 太極図門 (たいきょくずもん) (taikyokuzu mon): a seal or crest using an image of the absolute

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Korean

Hanja in this term
太	極

Noun

太極 • (taegeuk) (hangeul 태극)

1. Hanja form^? of 태극 (“tai chi”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
太	極

Noun

太極

1. Hán tự form of thái cực (“tai chi”).