持齋

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	a fast; studio
trad. (持齋)		持	齋
simp. (持斋)		持	斋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chízhāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄓㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ zaai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chízhāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄓㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjhai
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-chai¹
    • Yale: chŕ-jāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjai
    • Palladius: чичжай (čičžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ zaai¹
    • Yale: chìh jāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ dzaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ zai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

持齋

1. to adhere to a vegetarian/vegan diet for religious reasons