荤 hūn xūn

meat diet; strong smelling

HSK 6 #4295

DEFINITIONS

荤 hūn
  • strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)
  • non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)
  • vulgar
  • obscene

STROKES

WORDS

荤菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
七荤八素 qī hūn bā sù confused; distracted
五荤 wǔ hūn (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
油荤 yóu hūn meat foods
茹荤 rú hūn to eat meat
茹荤饮酒 rú hūn yǐn jiǔ to eat meat and drink wine
荤油 hūn yóu lard; animal fat
荤笑话 hūn xiào huà dirty jokes; jokes of a visceral nature
荤粥 xūn yù an ethnic group in ancient northern China
荤素 hūn sù meat and vegetable
荤腥 hūn xīng meat and fish
荤辛 hūn xīn very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)
开荤 kāi hūn to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience
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