食長齋 (sik6 coeng4 zaai1 | shi2 chang2 zhai1) : 1. adopt a long term vegetarian diet 2. to refrain from doing sth. on a long term basis

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食長齋

sik6 coeng4 zaai1

shi2 chang2 zhai1

1. adopt a long term vegetarian diet 2. to refrain from doing sth. on a long term basis

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

食長齋 / 食长斋

This word has been viewed 1266 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 13th Jan 2014 00:17

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食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food
長 coeng4 zoeng2 - long; length; forte; grow; older; chief
齋 zaai1 - fast; vegetarian diet; room for study

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