吃齋 [－斋]

Jyutping hek3 zaai1
Pinyin chī zhāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to abstain from eating meat
  2. to be a vegetarian
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to abstain from meat; to be a vegetarian
  2. verb, of Buddhist monks and nuns
    to have a meal; to eat
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    吃斋
    吃齋
    chī zhāi
    • to be a vegetarian