chuan

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Definition of chuan in English English dictionary

Chuan Leekpai Tai Chi Chuan Tso chuan

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Chuan Leekpai

born July 28, 1938, Muang district, Trang province, Thai. Prime minister of Thailand (1992-95, 1997-2001). Son of a schoolteacher, he became a lawyer and was first elected a member of Parliament in 1969. He served in various capacities in the government and was first made prime minister in 1992 after his predecessor resigned in the wake of street violence brought on by Thailand's worsening economic crisis. He lost elections in 1995 largely because his government was seen as plodding and slow, but he was returned to power in 1997; he stepped down in 2001 after his party had lost in national parliamentary elections. He was Thailand's first prime minister to come to power without either aristocratic or military backing

tai chi chuan

Alternative name for tai chi

Tai Chi Chuan

Chinese taijiquan or t'ai-chi-ch'üan Ancient Chinese form of exercise or of attack and defense. As exercise, it is designed to provide relaxation in the process of body conditioning, which it accomplishes partly by harmonizing the principles of yin-yang. It employs flowing, deliberate movements with carefully prescribed stances and positions. As a mode of attack and defense, it resembles kung fu and is properly considered a martial art. Dating to the 3rd century AD, Tai Chi Chuan consists of two major schools, the Wu and the Yang. Depending on the school, the number of exercises varies from 24 to more than 100

Turkish pronunciation

çuän

Pronunciation

/ˌʧo͞oˈän/ /ˌʧuːˈɑːn/