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絕食抗議

简绝食抗议 · 繁絕食抗議

Mandarin · pinyin jué shí kàng yì

hunger strike

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絕: Look up this written character
食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
抗: kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
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绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
议: yì · consult, talk over, discuss

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2–2–4–4 · jue2 shi2 kang4 yi4

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