| 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 beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from |
| 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 |