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