Meaning of 吃长斋
吃长斋 means to practice year-round vegetarianism; to keep a perpetual fast (especially among Buddhists). Pronounced chī cháng zhāi.
- to practice year-round vegetarianism; to keep a perpetual fast (especially among Buddhists)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zì自
cóng从
xìn信
fó佛
yǐ以
hòu后
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
chī吃
cháng长
zhāi斋
le了
。
He started keeping a perpetual vegetarian diet after he began to believe in Buddhism.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
chī吃
cháng长
zhāi斋
yǐ已
jīng经
èr二
shí十
nián年
le了
，
cóng从
bù不
chī吃
hūn荤
。
Grandma has been keeping a vegetarian diet for twenty years and never eats meat.
Chī吃
cháng长
zhāi斋
de的
rén人
tōng通
cháng常
zhī只
zài在
sì寺
miào庙
lǐ里
chī吃
zhāi斋
fàn饭
。
People who keep a perpetual fast usually eat temple food only at monasteries.
Yǔ与
chī吃
cháng长
zhāi斋
bù不
tóng同
，
yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
zhī只
zài在
chū初
yī一
shí十
wǔ五
chī吃
sù素
。
Unlike keeping a year-round fast, some people only eat vegetarian food on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.