tuyệt thực

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絕食, composed of 絕 (“to cut off”) and 食 (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twiət̚˧˨ʔ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twiək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

tuyệt thực

1. to stop eating for religious fasting, protest or a hunger strike