sùjiǔ

素酒

Word · Noun

vegetarian wine; vegetarian feast

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

vegetarian wine; wine consumed with vegetarian dishes

Traditionally associated with Buddhist or Taoist dietary practices where meat is avoided. The wine itself may be regular wine, but it is consumed in a vegetarian context.

Hé和
shàng尚
zài在
miào庙
lǐ里
hē喝
sù素
jiǔ酒
 。

Monks drink vegetarian wine in the temple.

Zhè这
zhuō桌
sù素
xí席
pèi配
de的
shì是
sù素
jiǔ酒
 。

This vegetarian feast is paired with vegetarian wine.

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Sù素
jiǔ酒
bù不
pèi配
hūn荤
cài菜
 。

Vegetarian wine is not served with meat dishes.

2.

noun

vegetarian feast; vegetarian banquet

dialect

Regional dialect usage where '素酒' refers to the entire vegetarian banquet rather than just the wine. Common in certain northern dialects.

Cūn村
lǐ里
bàn办
le了
yī一
chǎng场
sù素
jiǔ酒
 。

The village held a vegetarian feast.

Tā他
qǐng请
kè客
zhǐ只
chī吃
sù素
jiǔ酒
 。

When he treats guests, they only eat vegetarian feasts.

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Zhè这
zhuō桌
sù素
jiǔ酒
yǒu有
shí十
èr二
gè个
cài菜
 。

This vegetarian feast has twelve dishes.