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Chinese
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eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
plain; element
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simp. and trad.
(吃素)
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吃
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素
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Pronunciation
Verb
吃⫽素 (verb-object)
- to live on a vegetarian diet; to be a vegetarian
- 我吃素。 ― Wǒ chīsù. ― I'm a vegetarian.
- 他吃了七天素。 ― Tā chī le qī tiān sù. ― He went vegetarian for seven days.
- (figurative) to be weak; to be powerless; to be yielding
我可不是吃素的。 - Wǒ kě bùshì chīsù de.
- Don't mess with me.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
吃素 (“to be a vegetarian; to eat vegetarian food”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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吃素, 吃齋, 茹素
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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吃素
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| Singapore
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吃素
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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吃素
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Wuhan
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吃素, 吃齋
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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吃齋
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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食齋
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| Hong Kong
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食齋, 食素
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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食齋
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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食齋, 食素
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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食齋
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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食齋
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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食齋
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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食齋
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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食齋
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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食菜
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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吃素
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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饁齋
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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食菜
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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食菜
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| Quanzhou
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食菜
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| Jinjiang
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食菜
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| Zhangzhou
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食菜
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| Taipei
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食菜
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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食菜
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| Kaohsiung
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食菜
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| Yilan
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食素, 食菜
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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食菜
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| Taichung
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食菜
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| Tainan
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食素, 食菜
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| Hsinchu
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食菜, 食素
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| Kinmen
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食菜
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| Penghu (Magong)
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食菜
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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食菜, 食齋
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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食齋
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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食菜
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| Jieyang
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食齋
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| Leizhou
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食齋, 食澈
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| Haikou
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食齋
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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食齋
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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食齋
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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食齋
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| Xianyou
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食齋
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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食齋
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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食齋
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| Wu
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Wenzhou
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吃素
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| Xiang
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Loudi
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吃齋
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “to be a vegetarian”): 吃葷／吃荤 (chīhūn), 茹葷／茹荤 (rúhūn); (Hokkien) 食臊