điểm huyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 點穴.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩ hwiət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨ hwiək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦ wiək̚˨˩˨]

    Verb

    điểm huyệt

    1. (martial arts) to hit a pressure point, usually to incapacitate someone; to perform the touch of death
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