supreme ultimate; taiji symbol; tai chi
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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the supreme ultimate; the primordial, undifferentiated source of the universe
formalA core concept in ancient Chinese philosophy, especially Daoism and Confucianism, representing the state of undifferentiated oneness before the emergence of yin and yang.
Tài太
jí极
shēng生
liǎng两
yí仪
，
liǎng两
yí仪
shēng生
sì四
xiàng象
。
From the Supreme Ultimate come the two modalities (yin and yang); from the two modalities come the four phenomena.
Dào道
jiā家
rèn认
wéi为
，
tài太
jí极
shì是
yǔ宇
zhòu宙
wàn万
wù物
de的
gēn根
yuán源
。
Daoism holds that the Supreme Ultimate is the origin of all things in the universe.
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Zhè这
fú幅
tú图
zhōng中
yāng央
huà画
zhe着
yī一
gè个
tài太
jí极
tú图
。
In the center of this painting is a Taiji diagram.