bãi thực
Definition
- Noun:
- Hunger strike: A form of protest in which participants refuse to eat food for a prolonged period to achieve specific demands or draw attention to a cause.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các tù nhân chính trị bắt đầu một cuộc bãi thực. (The political prisoners began a hunger strike.)
- Cuộc bãi thực kéo dài đã thu hút sự chú ý của truyền thông. (The prolonged hunger strike attracted media attention.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is used almost exclusively in the context of organized, non-violent protest, often in prisons, detention centers, or public spaces.
- It implies a collective or individual action taken as a last resort.
Variants and Related Words
- Tuyệt thực: This is a more general synonym for "hunger strike," but can also refer to fasting for non-political reasons, such as health or religious practice.
- Họ tuyệt thực để phản đối. (They are on a hunger strike to protest.)
Synonyms
- Hunger strike: The direct and most accurate equivalent.
Related Idioms
- While not an idiom, the phrase "tuyệt thực đến chết" (to hunger strike to death) is a common, intensified form of this protest.
- Nhà hoạt động tuyên bố sẽ tuyệt thực đến chết nếu yêu cầu không được đáp ứng. (The activist declared they would hunger strike to death if the demands were not met.)
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