Definition

1. Noun:
   • The Great Ultimate / Primordial Chaos: In ancient Eastern philosophy, the original, undifferentiated state of the universe before the separation of heaven and earth, when the primordial energy was still in chaos.
   • Extreme / Pole / Extremity: One of two opposite ends or absolute extremes in a spectrum, system, or relationship.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Theo thuyết Âm Dương, vạn vật sinh ra từ Thái Cực. (According to the Yin-Yang theory, all things are born from the Great Ultimate.)
  • Lạc quan và bi quan là hai thái cực của suy nghĩ. (Optimism and pessimism are two extremes of thought.)
  • Anh ấy chuyển từ thái cực này sang thái cực kia rất nhanh. (He shifts from one extreme to the other very quickly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thái Cực Đồ": The Taijitu diagram, commonly known as the Yin-Yang symbol, representing the concept of the Great Ultimate and the interplay of opposites.

  • Thái Cực Đồ minh họa cho sự hài hòa của các mặt đối lập. (The Taijitu illustrates the harmony of opposing forces.)

• "Thái Cực Quyền": Tai Chi, a Chinese martial art and exercise system whose philosophy and name are derived from the concept of Thái Cực.

  • Ông luyện Thái Cực Quyền mỗi sáng để giữ sức khỏe. (He practices Tai Chi every morning to maintain his health.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cực (n): pole, extreme.

  • cực Bắc (North Pole), cực đoan (extreme, radical).

• Lưỡng cực (n): bipolar, having two poles.

  • rối loạn lưỡng cực (bipolar disorder).

Synonyms

• Extremity: The furthest point or limit.
• Pole: Either of two opposed or contradictory principles.
• Antithesis: The direct opposite.

Related Concepts

• Âm và Dương: Yin and Yang, the two complementary forces believed to emerge from .
• Lưỡng nghi: The Two Forms (e.g., Heaven and Earth) generated from the Great Ultimate.

noun

1. extreme, extremity