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Definition 2024

泰拳

泰拳

Chinese

		safe; peaceful; most safe; peaceful; most; Thai(land); grand	fist
simp. and trad. (泰拳)		泰	拳

Noun

泰拳

Muay Thai

See also

散打 (sǎndǎ)
散手 (sànshǒu)
踢拳 (tīquán)

Etymology

From 泰 (tài, “Thai”) + 拳 (quán, “boxing”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tàiquán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ kyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàiquán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taychyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ kyun⁴
  - Yale: taai kyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ kyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑːi̯³³ kʰyːn²¹/