created sense approved 持斋/持齋 · chízhāi · to practice vegetarianism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
持斋 / 持齋
chízhāi
to practice vegetarianism
To follow a religious rule of abstaining from meat or certain foods; to stick to a vegetarian diet.
持, 斋
持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to maintain 斋 (literal) → 斋/齋 · zhāi · to fast
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 持斋/持齋 · chízhāi · to practice fasting — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
持斋 / 持齋
chízhāi
to practice fasting
In Buddhism, the practice of not eating after midday.
持, 斋
持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to maintain 斋 (literal) → 斋/齋 · zhāi · to fast
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition