太極拳

See also: 太极拳

Chinese

		taiji	fist
trad. (太極拳)		太極	拳
simp. (太极拳)		太极	拳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàijíquán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-khi̍t-khièn / thai-khi̍t-khiàn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-kia̍k-kûn / thài-ke̍k-kûn
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tha-ciq-cioe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tàijíquán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tàijícyuán
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-chi²-chʻüan²
  - Yale: tài-jí-chywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayjyichyuan
  - Palladius: тайцзицюань (tajczicjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴
  - Yale: taai gihk kyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ gik⁹ kyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ gig⁶ kün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ kɪk̚² kʰyːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t-khièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai kid kien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ kid⁶ kian²
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵ kʰi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t-khiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai kid kian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ kid⁶ kian²
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵ kʰi̯an¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-kia̍k-kûn
  - Tâi-lô: thài-kia̍k-kûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kiagkuun
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiak̚²⁴⁻² kun²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-ke̍k-kûn
  - Tâi-lô: thài-ki̍k-kûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kegkuun
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kun¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tha-ciq-cioe
  - MiniDict: tha^平 cih cioe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tha-jiq-jyoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰa⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕyø²¹/

Noun

太極拳

tai chi, taijiquan, shadowboxing

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太極拳):

→ Japanese: 太(たい)極(きょく)拳(けん) (taikyokuken)
→ Korean: 태극권(太極拳) (taegeukgwon)
→ Vietnamese: thái cực quyền (太極拳)

→ English: t'ai chi ch'uan, t'ai chi, tai chi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	極	拳
たい Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 4	けん Grade: S
kan'on

太極拳 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Chinese 太極拳 / 太极拳 (tàijíquán), equivalent to 太極 (taikyoku, “taiji”) +‎ 拳 (-ken, “martial arts style”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たいきょくけん [tàíkyókúꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [ta̠ikʲo̞kɯ̟̊kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

太(たい)極(きょく)拳(けん) • (taikyokuken)

(martial arts) tai chi

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	極	拳

Noun

太極拳 • (taegeukgwon) (hangeul 태극권)

hanja form^? of 태극권 (“tai chi, taijiquan”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	極	拳

Noun

太極拳

chữ Hán form of thái cực quyền (“taijiquan”).