死穴
sǐ​xué

vulnerable spot

  • created reference approved 死穴 → 穴位 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    死穴 sǐ​xué

    穴位 xué​wèi

    see

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 死穴 · sǐ​xué · vulnerable spot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    死穴

    sǐ​xué

    vulnerable spot

    A lethal pressure point in acupuncture or martial arts; metaphorically refers to a person's Achilles' heel, fatal weakness, or a taboo topic.

    sǐ​xuè

    死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · deadly 穴 (literal) → 穴 · xué · acupuncture point

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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