印堂

Mandarin · pinyin yìn táng

Meanings

  1. the part of the forehead between the eyebrows
  2. yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows
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印
yìn · print, seal, stamp, chop, mark
堂
táng · hall; government office
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4–2 · yin4 tang2

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jan3 tong4

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noun

  1. glabella (space between the eyebrows)

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印堂 · yin4 tang2
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Exact source record印堂 印堂 [yin4 tang2] /the part of the forehead between the eyebrows/yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows/