tài​chū

absolute beginning

  • created reference approved 太初 → 太始 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太初 tài​chū

    太始 tài​shǐ

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 太初 → 元始 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太初 tài​chū

    元始 yuán​shǐ

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 太初 · tài​chū · absolute beginning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太初

    tài​chū

    absolute beginning

    the most remote antiquity; the beginning of the universe before things took shape

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [remote past] 初 (literal) → 初 · chū · beginning

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  • created sense approved 太初 · tài​chū · Taichu era — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太初

    tài​chū

    Taichu era

    the Taichu era (104–101 BC), a reign period during the Han Dynasty under Emperor Wu

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [remote past] 初 (literal) → 初 · chū · beginning

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  • created sense approved 太初 · tài​chū · the source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太初

    tài​chū

    the source

    the origin of the natural world or the Dao in Daoist philosophy

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [remote past] 初 (literal) → 初 · chū · beginning

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  • created sense approved 太初 · tài​chū · remote antiquity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太初

    tài​chū

    remote antiquity

    primeval times; the earliest period of human history before civilization

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [remote past] 初 (literal) → 初 · chū · beginning

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