Pressure point

Pressure point (穴位)
Chinese name
Chinese穴位
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinxuéwèi
Bopomofoㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ
Wade–Gileshsüeh-wei
Wu
Romanizationyiuih we
Hakka
Romanizationhied5 vi55
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjyut6 wai6*2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJhia̍t-uī
Japanese name
Kanji急所
Kanaきゅうしょ
Transcriptions
Romanizationkyūsho

Pressure points[a] derive from the supposed meridian points in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Indian Ayurveda and Siddha medicine, and martial arts. They refer to areas on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated in a specific manner.[2]

  1. ^ Andrew Nathaniel Nelson, The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, 2004, p.399. [1]
  2. ^ Zarrilli, Phillip B. "To Heal and/or To Harm: The Vital Spots (Marmmam/Varmam) in Two South Indian Martial Traditions". Kalarippayattu. Department of Drama at the University of Exeter. Archived from the original on 9 Feb 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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