điểm huyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 點穴.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩ hwiət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨ hwiək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦ wiək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

điểm huyệt

(martial arts) to hit a pressure point, usually to incapacitate someone

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