tuyệt thực
Pronunciation
hunger strike
Verb
hunger strike
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2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
hunger strike Politics, Law, Institutions & Safety
Food, Cooking & Drinks
To refuse to eat, usually as a form of protest; to go on a hunger strike.
vi Họ quyết định tuyệt thực để phản đối quyết định đó.
en They decided to go on a hunger strike to protest that decision.
Parts
tuyệt / thực / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 絕食 …
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Parts
tuyệt / thực / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 絕食 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 絕食
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
絕食
Candidates by syllable
tuyệt
絶
thực
實（植 / 寔）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
nhịn đói / hunger strike
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Similar
nhịn đói / hunger strike
Use
tuyệt vời / tuyệt sắc / tuyệt hảo / tuyệt diệu …
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Use
tuyệt vời / tuyệt sắc / tuyệt hảo / tuyệt diệu …