Variant: also t'ai chi
Pronunciation: ' t ī - ' j ē , ' t ī - ' ch ē
Function: noun
Usage: often cap T&C
Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) tàijíquán, from tàijí the Absolute in Chinese cosmology + quán fist, boxing
Date: 1954
: an ancient Chinese discipline of meditative movements practiced as a system of exercises ― called also tai chi chuan t'ai chi ch'uan \ -chü- ' än \