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

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàijí

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ

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

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

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tai³ gêg⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tha-ciq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàijí
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàijí
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-chi²
    • Yale: tài-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayjyi
    • Palladius: тайцзи (tajczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
• 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/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai kid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ kid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: tái-gĭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)iʔ⁵/
• 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)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-ke̍k
    • Tâi-lô: thài-ki̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kek
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tai³ gêg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thài ke̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kek̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹tha-ciq
    • MiniDict: tha^平 cih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tha-jiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰa⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ²¹/

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)
• 太極旗 / 太极旗 (Tàijíqí)
• 太極門 / 太极门
• 打太極 / 打太极 (dǎ tàijí)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太極):

• → Japanese: 太極(たいきょく) (taikyoku)
• → Korean: 태극(太極) (taegeuk)
• → Vietnamese: thái cực (太極)

• → English: tai chi, taiji (via Mandarin), taegeuk (via Korean)
  • → Thai: ไทชิ
• → Thai: ไทเก๊ก, ไท้เก๊ก (via Teochew)