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斋戒

zhāi jiè

2-character word Traditional 齋戒

What 斋戒 means

1. to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual

The characters in 斋戒

• 斋zhāito fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room
• 戒jièto guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn

Words starting with 斋戒

• 斋戒节Zhāi jiè jiéfestival of fasting (esp. Eid al-Fitr)

Sounds the same

Read zhāi jiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

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