huyệt

See also: huyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 穴.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái) huyệt

grave (excavation for burial)
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
acupoint
(zoology) cloaca

See also

mộ; mả

Derived terms

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

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