huyệt

See also: huyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 穴.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    (classifier cái) huyệt

    1. grave (excavation for burial)
    2. 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
    3. acupoint
    4. (zoology) cloaca

    See also

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