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五荤

wǔ hūn

2-character word Traditional 五葷

What 五荤 means

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

The characters in 五荤

• 五wǔfive; 5
• 荤hūnstrong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar

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