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