tử huyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 死穴.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˩ hwiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ hwiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ wiək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

tử huyệt

  1. weak spot (which can cause death when struck)