hūn xūn

meat diet; strong smelling

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

八素 qī hūn bā sù confused; distracted
wǔ hūn (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
yóu hūn meat foods
rú hūn to eat meat
飲酒 rú hūn yǐn jiǔ to eat meat and drink wine
油 hūn yóu lard; animal fat
笑話 hūn xiào huà dirty jokes; jokes of a visceral nature
粥 xūn yù an ethnic group in ancient northern China
素 hūn sù meat and vegetable
腥 hūn xīng meat and fish
菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
辛 hūn xīn very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)
kāi hūn to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience
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