tai chi /ˌtī ˈCHē, ˌtaɪ ˈtʃi 
/ (also t'ai chi) ▸ noun 1 (also t'ai chi ch'uan /ˌtī ˌCHē ˈCHwän, ˌtaɪ ˌtʃi ˈtʃwɑn /) a Chinese martial art and system of calisthenics, consisting of sequences of very slow controlled movements. 2 (in Chinese philosophy) the ultimate source and limit of reality, from which spring yin and yang and all of creation. – ORIGIN from Chinese tái ‘extreme’ + ji ‘limit’; t'ai chi ch'uan literally means ‘great ultimate boxing’.
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