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. (intransitive) to fast
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