Usage of the character 泰

Jingtai county in Baiyin 白銀／白银 ( Báiyín), Gansu
Jingtai Emperor, reign name of seventh Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu 朱祁鈺／朱祁钰 ( Zhū Qíyù) (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457, temple name 代宗 ( Dàizōng)

Tàiběi

泰北

[泰北]

northern Thailand

Tài'ěr

泰尔

[泰爾]

Tyre (city in Lebanon)

Tàixī

泰西

[泰西]

(old) the West; the Occident

Tàilái

泰来

[泰來]

Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Tài Huà

泰华

[泰華]

Mt Tai 泰山 and Mt Hua 華山／华山
another name for Mt Hua

Yǒngtài

永泰

[永泰]

Yongtai, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Tàixiàn

泰县

[泰縣]

Tai county in Jiangsu

Tàiyǔ

泰语

[泰語]

Thai (language)

tàihé

泰和

[泰和]

calm and peaceful

Guótài

国泰

[國泰]

Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong airline)

Tài'ē

泰阿

[泰阿]

name of a famous sword mentioned in ancient texts

Tàiquán

泰拳

[泰拳]

Muay Thai - "Thai fist" - Martial Art

Tàishùn

泰顺

[泰順]

Taishun county in Wenzhou 溫州／温州 ( Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang

tàidǒu

泰斗

[泰斗]

(abbr. for 泰山北斗 ( Tài Shān Běidǒu)) distinguished figure
doyen
revered authority

Tài'ān

泰安

[泰安]

Tai'an city, prefecture-level city in Shandong
Tai'an township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

tàishuǐ

泰水

[泰水]

(literary) mother-in-law
wife's mother

Tàishì

泰式

[泰式]

Thai-style (of food, massage etc)

Tàitǎn

泰坦

[泰坦]

Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc)

Tàiwǔ

泰武

[泰武]

Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Tàishān

泰山

[泰山]

Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle)
Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

āntài

安泰

[安泰]

at peace
healthy and secure

Tàixīng

泰兴

[泰興]

Taixing, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州 ( Tàizhōu), Jiangsu

shētài

奢泰

[奢泰]

extravagant
sumptuous
wasteful

Tàilè

泰勒

[泰勒]

Taylor (name)

Tàiguó

泰国

[泰國]

Thailand
Thai

Tàihéxiàn

泰和县

[泰和縣]

Taihe county, Jiangxi

Tàishānxiāng

泰山乡

[泰山鄉]

Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Tàishùnxiàn

泰顺县

[泰順縣]

Taishun county in Wenzhou 溫州／温州 ( Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang

Tài'ānshì

泰安市

[泰安市]

Tai'an, prefecture-level city in Shandong

Tàiníng Xiàn

泰宁县

[泰寧縣]

Taining, a county in Sanming City 三明市 ( Sānming Shì), Fujian

Chángtàixiàn

长泰县

[長泰縣]

Changtai county in Zhangzhou 漳州 ( Zhāngzhōu), Fujian

Tàixīngshì

泰兴市

[泰興市]

Taixing, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州 ( Tàizhōu), Jiangsu

tàijiālín

泰加林

[泰加林]

taiga (loanword)

Tàiláixiàn

泰来县

[泰來縣]

Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Tàiwùshì

泰晤士

[泰晤士]

the Times (newspaper)
River Thames, through London

Sītàixī

斯泰西

[斯泰西]

Stacy (name)

Tàimǐ'ěr

泰米尔

[泰米爾]

Tamil

Alètài

阿勒泰

[阿勒泰]

Altay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang

Xīn- Mǎ- Tài

新马泰

[新馬泰]

abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 ( Xinjiāpo) + Malaysia 馬來西亞／马来西亚 ( Mǎlǎixiyǎ) + Thailand 泰國／泰国 ( Tàiguo)

jǐngtàilán

景泰蓝

[景泰藍]

cloisonne
cloisonné

Tàigé'ěr

泰格尔

[泰格爾]

Tegel (name)
Tiger (name)

Fú'ěrtài

伏尔泰

[伏爾泰]

Voltaire (1694-1778), Enlightenment philosopher

Lú Tàiyú

卢泰愚

[盧泰愚]

Roh Tae-woo (1932-), South Korean politician, president 1988-1993

Aěrtài

阿尔泰

[阿爾泰]

Altai republic in Russian central Asia, capital Gorno-Altaysk

Dǐngtàifēng

鼎泰丰

[鼎泰豐]

Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries

Shǐtàibó

史泰博

[史泰博]

Staples Inc., US office supply store

Jǐngtàixiàn

景泰县

[景泰縣]

Jingtai county in Baiyin 白銀／白银 ( Báiyín), Gansu

Tài'ānxiāng

泰安乡

[泰安鄉]

Taian township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

Xīntàishì

新泰市

[新泰市]

Xintai, county-level city in Tai'an 泰安 ( Tài'ān), Shandong

Tàijīlíng

泰姬陵

[泰姬陵]

Taj Mahal (mausoleum in India)

Tàizhōushì

泰州市

[泰州市]

Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

Tàisèqiāng

泰瑟枪

[泰瑟槍]

Taser (electroshock weapon)

Tài'ānxiàn

泰安县

[泰安縣]

Tai'an county in Shandong

tàidíxióng

泰迪熊

[泰迪熊]

teddy bear (loanword)

Tàiwǔxiāng

泰武乡

[泰武鄉]

Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Tàiyǎzú

泰雅族

[泰雅族]

Atayal or Tayal, one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Taiwan

tàixiàngpí

泰象啤

[泰象啤]

Chang Beer

Tàigē'ěr

泰戈尔

[泰戈爾]

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet and writer

Yǒngtài Xiàn

永泰县

[永泰縣]

Yongtai, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Tàishānqū

泰山区

[泰山區]

Taishan district of Tai'an city 泰安市 ( Tài'ānshì), Shandong

Tàiwùshì Hé

泰晤士河

[泰晤士河]

River Thames

pǐjítàilái

否极泰来

[否極泰來]

extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)

guótàimín'ān

国泰民安

[國泰民安]

the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

Alètàishì

阿勒泰市

[阿勒泰市]

Altay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang

Tài Shān Běidǒu

泰山北斗

[泰山北斗]

lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom)
fig. an outstanding figure in one's field

tàiránchǔzhī

泰然处之

[泰然處之]

to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
unruffled
to treat the situation lightly

ānrú Tài Shān

安如泰山

[安如泰山]

as secure as Mount Taishan
as solid as a rock

Tàishānhóngmáo

泰山鸿毛

[泰山鴻毛]

as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)

Tàiwùshì Bào

泰晤士报

[泰晤士報]

Times (newspaper)

tàitǎnjùlóng

泰坦巨龙

[泰坦巨龍]

titanosaur

Aěrtài Shān

阿尔泰山

[阿爾泰山]

Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia

bùshí Tài Shān

不识泰山

[不識泰山]

can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person

hóngmáo Tài Shān

鸿毛泰山

[鴻毛泰山]

lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

wěnrú Tài Shān

稳如泰山

[穩如泰山]

steady as Mt Tai
as safe as houses

Tàimǐ'ěryǔ

泰米尔语

[泰米爾語]

Tamil language

hóngmáotàidài

鸿毛泰岱

[鴻毛泰岱]

light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

Guótài Hángkōng

国泰航空

[國泰航空]

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong-based airline

Tàisè'ěr Dǎo

泰瑟尔岛

[泰瑟爾島]

Texel island, Netherlands

Tuō'ěrsītài

托尔斯泰

[托爾斯泰]

Tolstoy (name)
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平／战争与和平

shuāngzuòtàishuān

双唑泰栓

[雙唑泰栓]

metronidazole, clotrimazole and chlorhexidine acetate (as suppository)

Tàilúgùyǔ

泰卢固语

[泰盧固語]

Telugu or Telegu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, India

chǔzhītàirán

处之泰然

[處之泰然]

see 泰然處之／泰然处之 (tàiránchǔzhī)

Aěrtàiyǔ

阿尔泰语

[阿爾泰語]

Altaic language

zhòngyú Tài Shān

重于泰山

[重於泰山]

heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter

tàiránzìruò

泰然自若

[泰然自若]

cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves
perfectly composed

dàochí- Tài'ē

倒持泰阿

[倒持泰阿]

lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
fig. to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy

Tàixīdàrú

泰西大儒

[泰西大儒]

Great European Scholar (honorific title of Matteo Ricci)

Tàigé· Wǔzī

泰格·伍兹

[泰格·伍茲]

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer

Aěrtàixuějī

阿尔泰雪鸡

[阿爾泰雪雞]

(bird species of China) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)

Shītài'ěrmǎkè

施泰尔马克

[施泰爾馬克]

Styria (Steiermark), province of Austria

Aěrtàizǐwǎn

阿尔泰紫菀

[阿爾泰紫菀]

(botany) Aster altaicus

Tàimǐ'ěr Nàdé

泰米尔纳德

[泰米爾納德]

Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈／钦奈 ( Qīnnài)
formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦／马德拉斯邦 ( Mǎdélāsībāng)

Yǎdiǎnde Tàimén

雅典的泰门

[雅典的泰門]

Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 ( Shāshìbǐyà)

Aěrtàishānmài

阿尔泰山脉

[阿爾泰山脈]

Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia

Jiātàiluóníyà

加泰罗尼亚

[加泰羅尼亞]

Catalonia

Sītài'ēnxiè'ěr

斯泰恩谢尔

[斯泰恩謝爾]

Steinkjær (city in Trøndelag, Norway)

Alètàidìqū

阿勒泰地区

[阿勒泰地區]

Altay prefecture in Xinjiang

Tàitǎnníkè Hào

泰坦尼克号

[泰坦尼克號]

RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912

Tàijī Mǎhā Líng

泰姬玛哈陵

[泰姬瑪哈陵]

Taj Mahal
abbr. to 泰姬陵 ( Tàijīlíng)

yǒuyǎnbùshí Tài Shān

有眼不识泰山

[有眼不識泰山]

lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)
fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent
to be blind to the fact

Tàimǐ'ěr Nàdébāng

泰米尔纳德邦

[泰米爾納德邦]

Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈／钦奈 ( Qīnnài)
formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦／马德拉斯邦 ( Mǎdélāsībāng)

Lièfū· Tuō'ěrsītài

列夫·托尔斯泰

[列夫·托爾斯泰]

Tolstoy (name)
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian novelist

Tàimǐ'ěr Měnghǔ Zǔzhī

泰米尔猛虎组织

[泰米爾猛虎組織]

Tamil Tigers

Tàitèsī· Andéluòníkèsī

泰特斯·安德洛尼克斯

[泰特斯·安德洛尼克斯]

Titus Andronicus, 1593 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Tàimǐ'ěr Yīlāmǔ Měnghǔ Jiěfàng Zǔzhī

泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织

[泰米爾伊拉姆猛虎解放組織]

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam