t'ai chi ch'uan

t'ai chi ch'uan
/tuy" jee" chwahn", chee"/
a Chinese martial art and form of stylized, meditative exercise, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements and positions of bodily balance.
Also, tai chi chuan; Pinyin, tai ji quan /tuy" jee" chyuuahn"/. Also called t'ai chi, tai chi, tai ji.
[1960-65; < Chin tàijí quán lit., fist of the Great Absolute]

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