| 打太极 |
dǎ tài jí |
to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck |
| 打 |
dá |
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3] |
| 打 |
dǎ |
to hit; to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection" / (coll.) from; since |
| 太 |
tài |
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太极 |
Tài jí |
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology |
| 极 |
jí |
extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top |