粵

丹daan1田tin4

daan1 tin4dān tián

English

  1. pubic region
  2. point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides
  3. Kwan Yuen point, an acupuncture point 3 inches below the belly button, from the Chinese medical theory it is the energy reservoir of human body, the pool for blood and sperm, important for reproduction

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 又稱關元穴,位於肚臍正下方三寸,中醫角度視為人體元氣匯聚之處,儲藏精血,主生殖

Examples

  • 氣聚丹田

    to accumulate the chi below your belly button

  • 唱歌要唱得好,一定要識用丹田氣。

    To sing well, you must learn to use your diaphragm to breathe.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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