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穴
Mandarin: xue2
Definitions
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavity
  3. 3 hole
  4. 4 acupuncture point
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [xuè]
  6. 6 a den
  7. 7 a grave
  8. 8 a surname
  9. 9 KangXi radical 116
  10. 10 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 穴
太陽穴
temple (of the head)
不入虎穴
lit. not entering tiger's den, meaning without taking risk
穴居人
a caveman; a troglodyte [Syn.] 洞穴居人
洞穴
a cavern; cave; a grotto [Syn.] 山洞, 山窿
死穴
Achilles' heel; [lit] fatal acupoint
點穴
to attack a pressure point (穴道); in movies, this often temporarily paralyzes
穴位
pressure point (acupuncture)
龍潭虎穴
a lion's den, an extremely dangerous place
武穴
Wuxue (city in Hubei)
孔穴
aperture
巢穴
lair; den | [粵]: 竇
墓穴
tomb; grave
虎穴
tiger's den; dangerous place (spoken)
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