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                                   Glossary of Tai Chi Chuan Terms A-Z

太極拳英文詞彙 A-Z

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注音符號拼音對照表

ㄅ b	ㄆ p	ㄇ m	ㄈf	ㄉ d	ㄊ t	ㄋ n	ㄌ l	ㄍ g	ㄎ k
ㄏ h	ㄐ j	ㄑ q	ㄒ x	ㄓ zh	ㄔ ch	ㄕ sh	ㄖ r	ㄗ z	ㄘ c
ㄙ s	ㄚ a	ㄛ o	ㄜ e	ㄝ ye	ㄞ ai	ㄟ ei	ㄠ ao	ㄡ ou	ㄢ an
ㄣ en	ㄤang	ㄥeng	ㄦ er	ㄧ(y)i	ㄨ(w)u	ㄩ yu

 規則︰ 1. i=不發音  2. y=字首  3. w=字首

 特例︰ 1. ong    東         2. iong   雄         3. ui     輝         4. ing    英         5. iu     秋         6. qu     區

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1.        Yan Shou Gong Chui掩手肱拳 (yǎn shǒu gōng chuí): The Fist of Covering Hand; Cover hands and punch; The Fist of Covering the Hand; Cover Fist and Punch; Hidden Hand Punch; Whirling Upper Arms; Screen Hand and Punch 

3.        Yan 燕: Swallow

4.        Yang Jia Taijiquan 楊家太極拳: Yang Style Taijiquan. The most widely known style of Taijiquan in the world. Yang style in its most popular form was developed by Yang Chengfu, the grandson of the legendary fighter Yang Lucan, who learned his art from Chen Changxing in Chen village. The art as Yang Lucan practiced it is presumed to resemble Chen-style Taijiquan, but Yang Chengfu reevaluated the art and developed it into a distinctly different style, replacing the changing tempos and rising and falling postures with a sedate, even tempo and uniformly large, open postures. The popular “Yang Long Form” consists of 108 postures.

5.        Yang Luchan 楊露禪: the founder of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan, the most popular and widely practised style in the world today.

6.        Yang Shao-hou 楊少侯 (Yáng Shàohóu): a Chinese martial arts master(1862-1930) who, along with Yang Chengfu (楊澄甫; 1883-1936), represents the third generation of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan. Grandmaster of his generation and known for his compact "small frame" techniques, he was a ferocious fighter and a demanding teacher.

7.        Yang Shih style楊式太極拳: One of the 5 major styles. Originally from mid-19th century. Common variant (Yang Chengfu style) from early 20th century.

8.        Yang style lineage: Yang Lu-ch’an (founder of modern tai chi; d. 1872); Yang Chien-hou (d. 1917); Yang Cheng-fu (d. 1935); Cheng Man-ch’ing (d. 1975); Yang Style Taijiquan The most widely known style of Taiji in the world. The legendary fighter Yang Lu Chan, learned his art from Chen Chang Zhing in Chen village. His grandson, Yang Cheng Fu, reevaluated the art and developed it into a distinctly different style, replacing the changing tempos and rising and falling postures with a sedate, even tempo and uniformly large, open postures. The popular "Yang Long Form" consists of 108 postures.

9.        Yang Zhang陽掌 (Yăng Zhăng):  palm facing up, arms raised, wrist supine.

10.    Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan楊家秘傳太極拳: Michuan Taijiquan form, including applications, tuishou, fan, spear,Tuishou, sanshou.

11.    Yang陽: Male, fast, aggressive, hard, light, hot, etc; Positive principle representing active, male, strong, hard, external, bright, day, Heaven etc.

12.    Yao xi 腰隙 (Yāo Xì): waist gap; the sacral joint

13.    Yao 腰 (Yāo): waist; the area located at the level of the belt, the waist, the kidneys, the loins; the entire region of the pelvis and abdomen (lumbar).  It is roughly what we call "the core" today but sometimes refers to the entire torso. The Tai Chi Classics say the movement comes from the yao.

14.    Ye Ma Fen Zong 野馬分鬃 (yěmǎ fēn zōng):  Parting the Wild Horse's Mane;Part the Mustang's Mane ;Mustang Ruffling Its Mane;Wild Horse Separate Mane

yi  Intention. Intellectual mind intent. Mind. Thought. Movements in Tai Chi are lead by our intention. Acting with forethought and planning would be a usage of yi. Physical nervous muscular manifestation of what the mind thinks and visualisation to engage the subconscious minds activiation of the involuntary muscle system.

15.    Yi dao qi意導氣: Conduct of Qi// The conduct of Qi is a central exercise in Qi Gong which, through the various techniques likely to be brought into play, presents multiple aspects.

16.    Yi Jian Tai Chi chuan 易簡太極拳: A school of  T’ai Chi Ch’uan founded by Master Song Zhi Jian (宋志堅)

17.    Yi Jin Luo Kong引進落空: Drawing into Emptiness

18.    Yi Lu 一路: First road--The first routine in Chenstyle taijiquan;  Each path is generally trained by a single form, known simply as the First Form// Less commonly called, the Thirteen Movements (十三勢, Shísān shì).

19.    Yi Niàn Bú Shēng一念不生 (Yi Niàn Bú Shēng): a precept of the Buddhist tradition that can be translated as "Do not produce any thoughts" and thus corresponds to the Wu Nian principle.

20.    Yi Qi Jiao一起腳: First Raise Foot Kick

21.    Yi shen ling shou以身領手 (yǐ shēn lǐng shǒu) : The body leads the hand

22.    Yi tiao tui一條腿: AOL-- Always One Leg; a reminder always to sink down 100% weighted in one leg

23.    Yi Yao Wei Zhou以腰為軸 (yǐ yāo wèi zhóu): The back waist is an axis

24.    Yi Yi Yin Qi以意引氣 (Yī Yì Yĭn Qì): Use Yi to Guide Qi

25.    Yi 移: displace, displacement: to move physically out of position

26.    Yi 意 (yì): Consciousness;thought;Intent; Focus; Mind; focused attention; Mind intent;Intellectual mind intent ;imagination; idea, meaning, purpose, intention, reflection, deliberation, warning, understanding. // It plays a central role in developing and performing the gesture in Qi Gong and Taiji Quan.

27.    Yi, chi, shen 意、氣、身: mind-intent, internal energy, and the body // Tai Chi practitioners should pay atterntion to the close coordination between mind-intent, internal energy, and the body.

28.    Yie Ma Fen Zong野馬分鬃 (Yié Mă Fēn Zōng): Same as Ye Ma Fen Zong, Parting the wild horse's mane Part the Wild Horse’s Mane

29.    Yield and neutralize: Zhou Hua走化-- This is a fundamental drill in push hands. When your partner pushes toward you, you move in the direction of his motion (yield). When he changes direction, you change yours too (neutralize) so that you still move in the direction of his motion. If you can do that, his force will not land on you, and you naturally neutralize his attack.

30.    Yielding: Zhou走--The ability to flow with incoming force from any angle. The practitioner moves with the attacker's force fluidly without compromising their own balance.

31.    Yijing (Zhouyi) 易經: Book of Changes; Classic of Change. Classical text often ascribed to the Zhou dynasty which posits an understanding of the Dao through the transformations of 64 ‘Kua’, symbols known as ‘hexagrams’.

32.    Yijuankuan 一肩寬: Shoulder width: the outside of your heels corresponds to the width of your shoulders when your heels are side by side.

33.    Yin Bi隱蔽 (Yĭn Bì): to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden.

34.    Yin Jin Luo Kong引進落空: Drawing into Emptiness

35.    Yin Yang Yin/yang陰陽(yīn yáng): substantial (heavy) and insubstantial (light); complimentary pairs of dynamic opposites; The two opposite but complementary elements in the Taiji philosophy. Thought to born of Wuji. Often related to paired characteristics. eg. Dark/Light, soft/hard, low/high, feminine/masculine.

36.    Yin 引: Guiding

37.    Yin 陰 (Yīn): Negative, female, dark, empty, cloudy, dark, sinister, latent; sly; the characteristics of inertia, cold and darkness;female, slow, yielding, soft, dark, cold, etc.; The opposite/complement of Yang. In Chinese cosmology, the negative aspect of the universe, relating to emptiness, softness, darkness and feminity. Yin is represented as a black fish with a white eye in the famous Yin-Yang symbol.

38.    Yin 銀: Silver

39.    Yin 隱(yǐn): Hiding

40.    Ying Gong 硬功: Hard Qi Gong.

41.    Ying Mian Zhang 迎面掌 (Yíng Miàn Zhuang): Palm goes to meet the face

42.    Ying Zha 鷹爪: Eagle Claw, a style of kung fu, which is known for its Chin Na or joint locking techniques.

43.    Ying 鷹: Eagle

44.    Yin-Yang Boxing:Yingyang Quan 陰陽拳--A Chinese internal art form based on the principles of Yin and Yang and Taoist philosophy, and devoted to internal physical training.

45.    Yip Man 葉問: the grandmaster of the Wing Chun system of Kung Fu. He died in 1972. He had many famous students, including Bruce Lee.

46.    Yiquan (I Ch'uan) 意拳: Mind or Will Boxing, thought by some to have split off from Xingyiquan, characterized by still postures and simple, effective shapes.

Yong 用  Ability. Function. Application. Use.

47.    Yong Yi Bu Yong Li 用意不用力: Using The Mind Instead Of Force

48.    Yongquan (Yong Quan; yung chuan) 湧泉 (Yòng quán): Bubbling Well, (lit. ‘Gushing’ Well), an acupuncture point on the sole, in the depression behind the ball of the foot, the center of the foot where the root lies. The first point of the kidney meridian, found at the centre of the sole of the moving foot.The "Bubbling Well/Rushing Spring" point just behind the ball in the middle of the foot. The center of gravity for the sole of the foot. The midpoint on the ball of the foot. This is the point for "rooting" and balancing. The "Erupting Spring".

49.    You (Yao): Right

50.    You Ca Jiao右擦脚: Slapping the Right Foot; Slapping the Right Foot;Slap Right Foot; Rub Right Foot; Rub with Right Foot 

51.    You Da Hu Shi右打虎式 (Yòu dǎ hǔ shì): Right Strike Tiger

52.    Yòu dào niǎn hóu右倒攆猴  (Yòu dào niǎn hóu): Step Back and Repulse the Monkey, Right

53.    You Deng Jiao右蹬腳 (Yòu dēng jiǎo ): Right Heel Kick , Separate Right Foot, Kick with Right Foot

54.    You Deng Yi Gen右蹬一根:  Kick with the Right Heel;Right Heel Kick

55.    You Fen Jiao右分脚 (yòu fēn jiǎo): Toe Kick Right;Right Toes Kick; Right Separation Kick; Kick Right Foot; Separate legs (right) ;  Right parting leg

56.    You Gong Bu Lan右弓步攔 (yòu gōng bù lán): Parry in Right Bow Stance

57.    You Gong Bu Liao 右弓步撩 (yòu gōng bù liāo): Swing Up Sword in Right Bow Stance

58.    You Jin Ji Du Li 右金雞獨立: Right Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg

59.    You Lan que wei 右攬雀尾 (Yòu Lǎn què wěi ): Right Grasp Sparrow's Tail

60.    You Lou Xi Ao Bu 右摟膝拗步 (Yòu lōu xī ǎo bù): Brush Knee Right and Twist Step

61.    You Pai Jiao右拍腳: Brushing the Right Foot 

62.    You P'an  右盼 (yòu pàn): Right step

63.    You Xia shi duli 右下勢獨立 (Yòu Xià shì dúlì ): Right Lower Body and Stand on One Leg

64.    You ye ma fen zong  右野馬分鬃 (Yòu yě mǎ fēn zōng): Parting Wild Horse's Mane, Right

65.    You Zhuan Shen Deng Jiao右轉身蹬腳: Turn Right and Kick With Right Heel

66.    You Zuo Ping Dai: 右左平带 (yòuzuǒ píng dài )       

67.    You 右(yòu): Right

68.    Youzuo yunu chuansuo 右左玉女穿梭 (Yòuzuǒ yùnǚ chuānsuō): Fair Lady Works with Shuttles RIGHT and LEFT

69.    Yu Bei Shi  预备式 (Yù Bèi Shì): Preparation

70.    Yu Nu Chuan Suo 玉女穿梭 (Yù Nü Chuān Suō) :  Fair Lady Works the Shuttles; Jade Maiden Working Her Loom; Jade Maiden Works Shuttles; Fair Lady Works at Shuttles; Jade Girl Works Shuttles 

71.    Yuan 圓 (Yuán):  roundness; what is round, n. circle, disc; adj. circular; v. justify, arrange.

72.    Yuán Dāng 圓襠: rounded crotch; to round the crotch, to install a bow in the legs.

73.    Yuán Hou Tan Guo 猿猴探果: Ape Picking Fruit; Monkey Picks Fruit

74.    Yuán Hou Xian Guo 猿猴獻果: The White Ape Presents Fruit

75.    Yuánxing tabu圓形踏步: Circle Walking: A skill-development exercise, or gong, used in several internal Martial Arts but especially emphasized in Baguazhang. Like Zhan Zhuang or standing gongs, circle walking develops posture, coordination and internal strength, but has the added benefit that it helps develop movement skills at the same time.

76.    Yuan猿 (Yuán): Ape

77.    Yubei    預備 (Yùbèi): Preparation Form

78.    Yun Dao雲刀 (Yún Dā): Broadsword Cloud Waving

79.    Yun Jing勻淨(Yún Jìng): even; uniform.

80.    Yun Shou Xia Shi  雲手下勢: Cloud Hands, Lowering ; Wave Hands Like Clouds and Push Down; Waving Hands Like Clouds and Lowering Hands;

81.    Yun Shou雲手 (Yún Shŏu) : Cloud Hands; Rolling Hands Through the Clouds; Waving Hands Like Clouds ; Wave Hands Like Clouds;  Rolling Hands Through the Clouds  

82.    Yun 勻 (Yún): equal, regular; equalize, yield; share. 

83.    Yung Ch’uan湧泉: See Yongquan

84.    Yung chuan湧泉: See Yongquan

85.    Yuzhen玉枕: an accupoint on the occiput, 2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline and 1.3 cun lateral to the midline, in the depression on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance.