Dictionary

tai chi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• tīʹjēʹ
• tīchē
• /ˌtaɪˈtʃiː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 太極 /太极 (tàijí), Wade–Giles romanization: tʻai⁴-chi². Doublet of taegeuk.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A soft form of martial art developed in China.
   • Participants perform Tai Chi at a square in Jiefang District during a worldwide Tai Chi activity on October 18, 2015, in Jiaozuo, Henan Province. 2016 March 31, Alan Taylor, “More of the Chinese Art of the Crowd”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2016:

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Synonyms

taijiquan · tai chi chuan

Translations (30)

pt taiji (form of martial art) · pt tai chi (form of martial art) · fr tai chi (form of martial art) · vi thái cực (form of martial art) · cmn 太極拳 /太极拳 (form of martial art) · cmn 太極 /太极 (form of martial art) · ca taitxí (form of martial art) · ru тайцзи́ (form of martial art) · ko 태극권 (form of martial art) · ja 太極 (form of martial art) · yue 太極 /太极 (form of martial art) · eo tajĝio (form of martial art) · th ไทเก็ก (form of martial art) · ja 太極拳 (form of martial art) · oc taichí (form of martial art) · nan-hbl 太極 /太极 (form of martial art) · ms taici (form of martial art) · ko 태극 (form of martial art) · pl taijiquan (form of martial art) · es taichi (form of martial art) · sv taiji (form of martial art) · cs tai-či (form of martial art) · yue 太極拳 /太极拳 (form of martial art) · es taichí (form of martial art) · ug تەيجى (form of martial art) · ru тайцзицюа́нь (form of martial art) · mn ᠲᠠᠢ ᠵᠢᠢ (form of martial art) · fi taiji (form of martial art) · cs tchaj-ťi (form of martial art) · nan-hbl 太極拳 /太极拳 (form of martial art)

tai chi en · VERB

Pronunciation

• tīʹjēʹ
• tīchē
• /ˌtaɪˈtʃiː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 太極 /太极 (tàijí), Wade–Giles romanization: tʻai⁴-chi². Doublet of taegeuk.

Meanings

1. (informal) To practise tai chi.
2. (Malaysia, Singapore, figuratively, slang) To push a task or responsibility to someone else.
   • From this poll, one respondent mentioned that an essential workplace skill is the ability to “taiji” (the art of passing one’s responsibilities to someone else), while another mentioned “how to bootlick your boss”. 2019 April 23, Grace Yeoh, “Many People Say They Miss School, But the Best Part of Work is Being Able to Learn Whatever We Want”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2024:

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