tuyệt thực
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-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]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]
Verb
edit- to stop eating for religious fasting, protest or a hunger strike