kinh lạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 經絡.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ laːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

kinh lạc

1. (acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) meridian (any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body)