tai chi /ˌtʌɪ ˈtʃiː 
/ (also t'ai chi) ▸ noun [mass noun] 1 (t'ai chi ch'uan /ˌtʌɪ tʃiː ˈtʃwɑːn /) a Chinese martial art and system of callisthenics, 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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