taijiquan

See also: tàijíquán

English

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 太極拳／太极拳 (tàijíquán).

taijiquan (uncountable)

(martial arts) Tai chi.
- [2009, Dan Docherty, Tai Chi Chuan: Decoding the Classics for the Modern Martial Artist‎^[1], Crowood Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 11:
  Chinese martial arts have existed for well over 3,000 years. Wrestling and swordsmanship both have a long history, as do Chinese Internal Alchemy and breathing methods. These disparate elements, married by Yin Yang theory, became what we now call Tai Chi Chuan.]