- 荤菜 hūncài non-vegetarian dishA dish prepared using meat, fish, or animal fats
- 七荤八素 qīhūnbāsù confused and overwhelmedconfused; distracted; overwhelmed and unable to cope with a complicated situation
- 吃荤 chīhūn to eat meatTo eat meat or fish; to follow a non-vegetarian diet
- 荤腥 hūnxīng meat and fishfood that is oily or contains meat, fish, and strong-smelling vegetables like onions and garlic
- 开荤 kāihūn to end a meatless dietTo begin eating meat and pungent vegetables again after a period of fasting or being on a vegetarian diet.
- 冷荤 lěnghūn cold meat dishmeat dishes or delicacies prepared to be served and eaten cold, such as soy-braised meat, marinated tripe, or jellied pork skin
- 荤油 hūnyóu lard; animal fatpork fat or other animal fat used for cooking
- 开洋荤 kāiyánghūn to taste something foreignTo eat foreign food for the first time; by extension, to have one's first experience with exotic or novel things.
- 二荤铺 èrhūnpù cheap restauranta small, simple, and inexpensive eating house; a crude restaurant
- 五荤 wǔhūn five pungent vegetablesThe five pungent vegetables forbidden by certain religions; in Taoism these are leek, garlic, rape, coriander, and scallion, while in Buddhism they are garlic, small garlic, asafetida, leek, and onion; also written as [[五辛|五辛|wu3 xin1]]
- 吃荤饭 chīhūnfàn to eat meatto eat meat or non-vegetarian food
- 戒荤 jièhūn to go vegetarianTo abstain from eating meat or pungent vegetables, often for religious reasons; to go on a vegetarian diet.
- 有荤有素 yǒuhūnyǒusù to include both meat and vegetablesTo include both meat and vegetable dishes in a meal.
- 油荤 yóuhūn meatfoods made with meat or fat; greasy food
- 茹荤 rúhūn to eat meatto eat animal products or pungent vegetables; to not follow a vegetarian diet
- 茹荤饮酒 rúhūnyǐnjiǔ to eat meat and drink wineto consume meat and alcohol; often used to describe someone who does not follow vegetarian or religious dietary restrictions
- 荤允 xūnyǔn Xunyunancient nomadic people in northern China during the Xia Dynasty, later associated with the Xiongnu
- 荤段子 hūnduànzi dirty jokean off-color or lewd joke; a ribald story
- 荤油蒙了心 hūnyóuménglexīn to be blinded by greedTo be befuddled or blinded by selfish interests, leading one to act unreasonably or immorally; literally, lard has clouded one's heart.
- 荤笑话 hūnxiàohua dirty jokedirty jokes; jokes of an obscene or vulgar nature
- 荤粥 xūnyù XunyuAn ancient nomadic ethnic group of northern China, later known as the [[匈奴|匈奴|xiong1 nu2]].
- 荤素 hūnsù meat and vegetablesmeat and vegetable food; non-vegetarian and vegetarian dishes
- 荤素不忌 hūnsùbùjì to have no dietary restrictionswilling to eat both meat and vegetables; having no food taboos
- 荤话 hūnhuà obscene languagevulgar speech or crude language, especially that which involves sexual suggestions or double entendres
- 荤辛 hūnxīn pungent vegetablespungent and spicy vegetables (such as onions, garlic, and leeks) that are traditionally forbidden for Buddhists to eat
- 荤食 hūnshí meat or fish dietnon-vegetarian food; a meal or diet that contains meat, fish, or pungent vegetables like garlic and onions
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