created reference approved 太初 → 太始 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
太初 tàichū
太始 tàishǐ
synonym
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created reference approved 太初 → 元始 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
太初 tàichū
元始 yuánshǐ
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 太初 · tàichū · absolute beginning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
太初
tàichū
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 · tàichū · Taichu era — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
太初
tàichū
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 · tàichū · the source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
太初
tàichū
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 · tàichū · remote antiquity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
太初
tàichū
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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