[ ˌtʌɪ tʃi:'tʃwα:n ]
(also t'ai chi )
■ noun
1》 a Chinese martial art and system of callisthenics, consisting of sequences of very slow controlled movements.
2》 (in Chinese philosophy) the ultimate source and limit of reality, from which spring yin and yang and all of creation.
Origin
Chin., lit. 'great ultimate boxing'.