ritual purification; religious fast
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to observe ritual purification before worship
formalHistorical religious practice in Chinese tradition, typically involving abstinence from meat, alcohol, and physical pleasures for a period before ceremonies.
Huáng皇
dì帝
zài在
jì祭
tiān天
qián前
xū需
zhāi斋
jiè戒
sān三
rì日
。
The emperor needed to observe three days of ritual purification before the heaven-worshipping ceremony.
Gǔ古
rén人
zhāi斋
jiè戒
shí时
yào要
mù沐
yù浴
gēng更
yī衣
，
bù不
chī吃
hūn荤
xīng腥
。
When observing ritual purification, ancient people would bathe, change clothes, and abstain from meat.
verb
to fast; to observe religious fasting
formalRefers to religious fasting practices such as Islamic Ramadan, Christian Lent, or other religious abstinence from food.
Mù穆
sī斯
lín林
zài在
zhāi斋
yuè月
qī期
jiān间
yào要
zhāi斋
jiè戒
。
Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan.
Jī基
dū督
jiào教
de的
dà大
zhāi斋
qī期
yě也
shì是
zhāi斋
jiè戒
de的
rì日
zi子
。
Lent in Christianity is also a time for fasting.