五荤 wǔ hūn

(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander

Characters

Character Meaning
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
荤 hūn HSK 6
non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)