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Learn the Chinese behind Tai Chi. In each bite sized episode, I explain the Chinese behind a popular Tai Chi term, like Parting the wild horse’s mane (episode 7) or White crane spreads its wings (episode 9).
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??? G?o Tàn M?: High pat on horse |? G?o: Tall, high |?? G?o Jí: Senior, high-ranking |?? G?o Céng: Higher level, senior official |?? G?o Sh?u: Master, expert |?? G?o Sù: High speed |??? G?o Xuè Y?: High blood pressure |?? G?o Xìng: Glad, happy, cheerful |? Tàn: Scout, spy, explore, stretch forward, visit |?? Tàn Su?: Explore, seek truth |?? Tàn T?…
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?? Yún Sh?u: Cloud hands, wave hands like clouds |?? Yún Du?n: Place high in the clouds |???? Yún Du?n Yùn Suàn: Cloud computing |??? Yún Jì Suàn: Cloud computing |??? Yún Ch? Cún: Cloud storage?? Yún C?i: A mass or shred of cloud |?? Yún Du?: A mass or shred of cloud |?? Yún Wù: Clouds and mist |?? Yún Y?n: Clouds and mist |?? Yún Céng: Cloud laye…
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? D?n: Single, only, odd, form |?? D?n Sh?u: Single-handed, with one hand |?? D?n Sh?n: Single, unmarried |?? D?n Q?n: Single parent |??? D?n F?ng Miàn: Unilateral, single-sided |?? D?n Dú: Alone, by oneself |?? D? Dòu: Fight |???? D?n D? Dú Dòu: Fight alone, work on a task by oneself |?? D?n Ch?: Bicycle |?? D?n Shù: Odd number |?? D?n Wèi: Unit, …
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??? L?n Què W?i: Grasp the bird’s tail |? L?n: Grasp, pull, hug, take on |?? L?n Bào: Hug, embrace |?? L?n Quán: Seize power |?? L?n Kè: Attract customers |? Què: Bird, small bird |?? Què Ni?o : Bird, birds |?? Má Què: Small bird, sparrow, Mahjong |?? Què Cháo: Bird’s nest (Cantonese), Nestle company |?? Ni?o Cháo: Bird’s nest, Olympic stadium in B…
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???? Sh?u Hu? Pí Pá: Play the lute |? Sh?u: Hand, hands, arm |? Hu?: Wave, brandish, display |?? Hu? Sh?u: Wave |?? Hu? W?: Wave, brandish, dance |?? Hu? Bié: Wave goodbye |?? Hu? Jiàn: Wave or swing a sword?? Hu? D?o: Wave or swing a knife, saber |?? Hu? Qín: Play an instrument, usually string instrument |?? Zh? Hu? : Direct, direct traffic, condu…
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???? L?u X? Ào Bù: Brush knee twist step |? L?u: Hug, embrace, drag, pull |?? L?u Bào: Hug, embrace |? X?: Knee |?? X? Gài : Knee |?? X? Tóu: Knee |?? X? Xià: At the knee (in reference to children) |? Ào: Bend, twist |?? Ào Duàn: Break by twisting |?? Ào Chái: (Slang) Twist or sprain ankle |? Bù: Step, stage |?? Bù Xíng: Walk |?? Bù F?: Footwork (s…
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???? Bái Hè Liàng Chì: White crane spreads its wings |? Bái: White, empty, plain |?? Bái Sè: White color |?? Bái L?ng: White collar (worker) |?? Bái Fà: White hair |??? Bái Xuè Qiú: White blood cell |??? Bái Méi Quán: Bak/Pai Mei martial art |?? Bái Ti?n: Day, daytime |??? Bái Rì Mèng: Daydream |???? H?i Bái Bù F?n: Not distinguishing right from wr…
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?? Bào Qiú: Carrying the ball |? Bào: Hold or carry, hug |?? Y?ng Bào: Embrace |?? Bào Bào: Hug, embrace |?? Bào Q?: Carry, lift up |?? Bào J?n: Hold tight |?? Bào Yuàn: Complain, grumble |?? Bào Fù: Aspiration, ambition |?? Bào Qiàn: Apologetic, regretful |?? Dào Qiàn: Apologize | ? Qiú: Ball, globe, sphere | ?? Dì Qiú: Earth |?? Quán Qiú: Global …
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???? Y? M? F?n Z?ng: Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane | ? Y?: Open country, wild, untamed, uncultivated |?? Y? Wài: Countryside, outdoors |?? Y? C?n: Picnic |?? Y? Shòu: Wild animal, beast |?? Y? Mán: Uncivilized, barbaric |? M?: Horse, a surname |?? M? Lì: Horsepower |?? M? Lù: Road, street |?? M? Ch?: Buggy, chariot, horse carriage |??? M? Líng Sh?:…
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??: Q? Shì: Commencing posture, first movement of the 24 form in Tai Chi |? Q?: Rise, start, origin |?? Q? Luò: Rise and fall, takeoff and landing, ups and downs |?? Q? Lì: Stand up |?? Q? Chuáng: Get out of bed |?? Q? Bù: Starting steps, start, set into motion |?? Q? F?i: Take off (as in an aircraft), shoot up |?? Q? Hu?: Start a fire, catch fire,…
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?? S?n Sh?u: Combat applications in martial arts |? S?n: Break up, disperse, scattered |?? S?n Luàn: Disordered, messy |?? S?n Sh?: Scattered sand, disorganized |?? S?n G?ng: Odd job, temporary work |?? S?n Gu?ng: Astigmatism |?? S?n Wén: Essay, prose |?? Sàn Bù: Go for a walk, take a stroll |?? F?n Sàn: Scatter, disperse, separate |?? S?n D?: Vari…
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?? Tu? Sh?u: Push hands |? Tu?: Push, pushing |?? Tu? K?i: Push open, push away |?? Tu? Jìn: Push forward, advance, propel |?? Tu? Ch?: Push out, launch, release |?? Tu? L?: Infer, reason |?? Tu? Xu?n: Elect, nominate |?? Tu? Jiàn: Recommend |?? Tu? Chí: Postpone, defer |?? Tu? F?n: Overthrow, overturn, revoke |? Sh?u: Hand, arm |?? Sh?u Zh?: Finge…
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?? Qì G?ng: System of breathing and meditation exercises, often part of martial arts training |? Qì: Gas, air, energy |?? K?ng Qì: Air, atmosphere |?? Ti?n Qì: Weather |?? Qì Hòu: Climate, atmosphere, situation |?? Qì Xiàng: Atmosphere, meteorology |?? Qì Zhì: Temperament, personality, manners |?? Bà Qì: Aggressiveness |?? Qì Gu?n: Windpipe, gas pi…
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?? Tào Lù: Choreographed movements in martial arts, a form |??? Diàn Huà Tào: Cell phone case |??? Sh?u J? Tào: Handset case |?? Quán Tào: Boxing gloves |?? Tào C?n: Combo meal |??? Y? Tào Sh?: A set of books |??? Y? Tào Quán: A form in martial arts |?? Qu?n Tào: Trap |??? Tào K?u Gòng: Trick to get confession |? Lù: Road |?? Sh?n Lù: Mountain road…
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??? Tài Jí Quán: A Chinese martial art, often transliterated as Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan |? Tài: Great, grand, supreme, extreme, too |??? Tài Du? Cài: Too many dishes |? Jí: Extreme point, end, pole |?? Nán Jí: South pole |?? B?i Jí: North pole |?? Dì Jí: Ends of the Earth |?? Jí Xiàn: Limit, boundary |? Quán: Fist or martial art |?? Quán Tóu: Clen…
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