điểm huyệt
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 點穴.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩ hwiət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨ hwiək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦ wiək̚˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- (martial arts) to hit a pressure point, usually to incapacitate someone; to perform the touch of death