t’ai chi ch’uan
noun /ˌtaɪ tʃiː ˈtʃwɑːn/
/ˌtaɪ tʃiː ˈtʃwɑːn/
(also t’ai chi)
[uncountable] (from Chinese)- a Chinese martial art and system of exercises consisting of sets of very slow movementsWord OriginChinese, literally ‘great ultimate boxing’, from tái ‘extreme’ + ji ‘limit’ + quán ‘fist, boxing’.