太阳窝

太陽窩
tàiyángwō
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 temple (the area on the side of the head)

Examples

Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ ànzhù tàiyángwō.
He pressed his fingers against his temples.
Tóuténg de shíhou róu tàiyángwō huì shūfu yīxiē.
When you have a headache, massaging your temples helps a little.

Tips

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Colloquial / dialectal. The standard term is 太阳穴 (tàiyángxué) — the acupuncture point at the temple, recognized in TCM. 太阳窝 (literally 'sun nest / sun hollow') is the more vivid folk word, common in northern speech.

Stroke Order

tài
yáng