huyệt
See also: huyết
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 穴.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwiət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwiək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wiək̚˨˩˨]
Noun
(classifier cái) huyệt
- grave (excavation for burial)
- pressure point
- bấm huyệt ― to press on pressure points to cure ailments
- điểm huyệt ― to immobilize, incapacitate or deal internal damage to someone by hitting their pressure points; to perform the touch of death
- acupoint
- (zoology) cloaca
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