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

• mộ; mả

Derived terms

• điểm huyệt
• hạ huyệt
• huyệt mộ
• khai huyệt
• mộ huyệt
• sào huyệt
• tử huyệt