太極拳

See also: 太极拳

Chinese

		taiji	fist
trad. (太極拳)		太極	拳
simp. (太极拳)		太极	拳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàijíquán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-khi̍t-khièn / thai-khi̍t-khiàn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-ke̍k-kûn / thài-kia̍k-kûn
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tha-ciq-cioe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tàijíquán → tàijiquán (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ → ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄢˊ (toneless variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tàiji̊cyuán
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-chi⁵-chʻüan²
  - Yale: tài-ji-chywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tay.jyichyuan
  - Palladius: тайцзицюань (tajczicjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/ → /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴
  - Yale: taai gihk kyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ gik⁹ kyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ gig⁶ kün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ kɪk̚² kʰyːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t-khièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai kid kien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ kid⁶ kian²
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵ kʰi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-khi̍t-khiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai kid kian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ kid⁶ kian²
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵ kʰi̯an¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-ke̍k-kûn
  - Tâi-lô: thài-ki̍k-kûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kegkuun
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kun¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kun²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-kia̍k-kûn
  - Tâi-lô: thài-kia̍k-kûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kiagkuun
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiak̚²⁴⁻² kun²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tha-ciq-cioe
  - MiniDict: tha^平 cih cioe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tha-jiq-jyoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰa⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕyø²¹/

Noun

太極拳

tai chi; taijiquan

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 太極拳 (“tai chi; taijiquan”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		太極拳
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	太極拳
Cantonese	Hong Kong	太極拳, 太極
Southern Min	Xiamen	太極拳
	Quanzhou	太極拳
	Zhangzhou	太極拳
	Tainan	太極拳
	Penang (Hokkien)	太極

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太極拳):

→ Japanese: 太(たい)極(きょく)拳(けん) (taikyokuken)
→ Korean: 태극권(太極拳) (taegeukgwon)
→ Vietnamese: thái cực quyền (太極拳)

Others:

→ English: t'ai chi ch'uan, taijiquan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	極	拳
たい Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 4	けん Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

From Chinese 太極拳 / 太极拳 (tàijíquán), equivalent to 太極 (taikyoku, “taiji”) +‎ 拳 (-ken, “martial arts style”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たいきょくけん [tàíkyókúꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [ta̠ikʲo̞kɯ̟̊kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

太(たい)極(きょく)拳(けん) • (taikyokuken)

(martial arts) tai chi

References

“太極拳”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	極	拳

Noun

太極拳 • (taegeukgwon) (hangeul 태극권)

hanja form^? of 태극권 (“tai chi, taijiquan”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	極	拳

Noun

太極拳

chữ Hán form of thái cực quyền (“(martial arts) tai chi chuan”)