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T'ai Chi Ch'uan

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t'ai chi ch'uan

[tahy jee chwahn, chee]
–noun
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 [tahy jee chyahn] .
Also called t'ai chi, tai chi, tai ji.


Origin:
1960–65; < Chin tàijí quán lit., fist of the Great Absolute
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