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耍太極 (saa2 taai3 gik6) — 耍太極拳, 打太極(拳), 練太極(拳) in Cantonese

saaˊ²耍taai˗₃太gikˍ₆極
简 耍太极
Mandarin Pinyin: shua3 tai4 ji2

Meaning of 耍太極

noun耍太極拳, 打太極(拳), 練太極(拳)
nounprevaricate; evade the issue; tactfully shirk responsibility
nounpractise tai ji quan; play shadow boxing
nounthe slang for the act of pushing things around in order to avoid responsibility; literally: to play Tai Chi; buck passing

Characters in 耍太極

耍saa2
frolic, play, amuse, play with
太taai3
highest; greatest; remotest
極gik6
extreme; of the highest degree

Words Containing 耍太極

大耍太極daai6 saa2 taai3 gik6
to avoid giving an answer; to try to get around giving an answer to sth., try to circumvent

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