素 斋

sù zhāidictionary entry

vegetarian food

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

素齋素斋 [su4 zhai1] /vegetarian food/

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Other forms in these source records: 素齋

素
sù
raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever
斋
zhāi
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc / vegetarian diet / study room / building / to give alms (to a monk)

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