Pressure point information

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Pressure point (穴位)

Chinese name

Chinese

穴位

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	xuéwèi
Bopomofo	ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ
Wade–Giles	hsüeh-wei
Wu
Romanization	yiuih^入 we^去
Hakka
Romanization	hied⁵ vi⁵⁵
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	jyut⁶ wai^6*2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	hia̍t-uī

Japanese name

Kanji

急所

Kana

きゅうしょ

Transcriptions
Romanization	kyūsho

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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]

^ Andrew Nathaniel Nelson, The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, 2004, p.399. [1]
^ 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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