bắt gió
Vietnamese
Etymology
bắt (“to catch”) + gió (“harmful wind”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ zɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ jɔ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ jɔ˦˥]
Verb
bắt gió
- (alternative medicine) to pinch the glabella, the skin of the temple, of the chin and of various other areas near the throat until red spots (typically diamond-shaped due to the pinches) are formed, optionally using dầu gió, as a way to "release" gió (sense 2) in the fevered body
- Synonym: nặn gió
See also
- cạo gió