素齋
Chinese
| plain; element | a fast; studio | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (素齋) | 素 | 齋 | |
| simp. (素斋) | 素 | 斋 | |
Etymology
Named such due to the vegetarian nature of food in Buddhist temples.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhāi
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhai
- Wade–Giles: su4-chai1
- Yale: sù-jāi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhjai
- Palladius: сучжай (sučžaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: sou3 zaai1
- Yale: sou jāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou3 dzaai1
- Guangdong Romanization: sou3 zai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sou̯³³ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Wu
Noun
素齋