chẩn mạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 診脈 (“to feel a pulse”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕən˧˩ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˨ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəŋ˨˩˦ mat̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chẩn mạch

1. (archaic) to feel a pulse (especially in traditional medicine or TCM)
2. (historical) to diagnose a patient based on only the pulse (and nothing else)