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˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) 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
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