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Trad. 點穴
- to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
- dim mak
- see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
Trad. 經穴
- acupuncture point (any point on any meridian)
- category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴)
- yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows
- Wuxue, a county-level city in Huanggang City 黃岡市|黄冈市[Huang2 gang1 Shi4], Hubei
- (TCM) acupuncture point CV-17, located in the middle of the chest
Trad. 湧泉穴
- (TCM) acupuncture point KI-1, located on the sole
- (TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point
- Quchi acupoint LI11, at the lateral end of the elbow crease
Trad. 八風穴
- "eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot
Trad. 會陰穴
- (TCM) acupuncture point CV-1, located on the perineum
Trad. 百會穴
- (TCM) acupuncture point GV-20, located at the top of the head
Trad. 空穴來風
- lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
- fig. unfounded (story)
- baseless (claim)
Trad. 龍潭虎穴
- lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom)
- fig. dangerous place; hostile territory
Trad. 空穴來風未必無因
- wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
- there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
- How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Trad. 千里之堤，毀於蟻穴
- see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]
Trad. 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴
- lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
- fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence