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

3. acupoint
4. (zoology) cloaca

Derived terms

Derived terms

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