tịch cốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 辟穀, composed of 辟 and 穀.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïk̟̚˧˨ʔ kəwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨt̚˨˩ʔ kəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨt̚˨˩˨ kəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

tịch cốc

1. (religion or archaic) to abstain from food in order to focus more on one's ascetic training

   tịch cốc tòng tiên ― abstaining from food to become an immortal