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 (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