荤辛 hūn xīn

strong-smelling veg; pungent spicy food

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)

Characters

Character Meaning
荤 hūn HSK 6
non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)
辛 xīn HSK 4
(of taste) hot or pungent; laborious; suffering