điểm huyệt
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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]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦ wiək̚˨˩˨]
Verb
[edit]- (martial arts) to hit a pressure point, usually to incapacitate someone; to perform the touch of death