tài​shǐ

absolute beginning

Senses

太始 tài​shǐ absolute beginning

the cosmic beginning of all things; the period when tangible matter first began to form in Chinese cosmogony

太始 tài​shǐ Taishi era

an era name used by several different emperors during the Han, Jin, and Northern Liang dynasties

References

see 元始/元始 太始/太始
synonym 太初/太初 太始/太始