Word information
Simplified荤腥
Traditional葷腥
Pinyinhūn xīng
Part of speechDictionary
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Character breakdown
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How to learn 荤腥
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荤话hūn huà
obscene speech; crude language
开荤kāi hūnto eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience
五荤wǔ hūn(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
荤油hūn yóulard; animal fat
油荤yóu hūnmeat foods
荤菜hūn càinon-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)