吃齋

吃齋

See also: 吃斋

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	a fast; studio
trad. (吃齋)		吃	齋
simp. (吃斋)		吃	斋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīzhāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄓㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ zaai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chīzhāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄓㄞ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyjai
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihjhai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hek³ zaai¹
    • Yale: hek jāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ dzaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hég³ zai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ t͡säːi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

吃齋

1. to practice abstinence from meat (as a religious exercise); to be a vegetarian for religious reasons