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 (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)