tuyệt thực
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 絕食, composed of 絕 (“to cut off”) and 食 (“to eat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twiət̚˧˨ʔ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [twiək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]
Verb[edit]
- to stop eating for religious fasting, protest or a hunger strike