chẩn mạch

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 診脈 (“to feel a pulse”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˩ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˨ mat̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˨˩˦ mat̚˨˩˨] === Verb === chẩn mạch (archaic) to feel a pulse (especially in traditional medicine or TCM) (historical) to diagnose a patient based on only the pulse (and nothing else)