齋日
Chinese
| fast fasting |
day(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (齋日) | 齋 | 日 | |
| simp. (斋日) | 斋 | 日 | |
Etymology
A calque of Pali uposatha, its etymon Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha, “dwelling with [the gods], a day of fasting, especially before a soma sacrifice”), or their cognates in other Indian languages.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhāirì
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄞ ㄖˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhairìh
- Wade–Giles: chai1-jih4
- Yale: jāi-r̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jairyh
- Palladius: чжайжи (čžajži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
齋日
Usage notes
Although often translated as fast or fasting day, zhairi generally involved Lent-like abstentions from certain pleasures but not actual fasts of all food.