齋 [斋]

Jyutping zai1
Pinyin zhāi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc/vegetarian diet/study room/study building/to give alms (to a monk)/to be celibate

齋 [斋]

Jyutping zaai1
Pinyin zhāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
  2. vegetarian diet
  3. study room
  4. building
  5. to give alms (to a monk)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. Simply; 2. Only (because of less interests, activities, etc.)
  2. to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc/vegetarian diet/study room/study building/to give alms (to a monk)/to be celibate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    淨​係​；​冇​其他
    purely; solely; only; just
    • 齋噏
      斋噏
      zaai1 ap1
      to just talk
    • 齋講唔做
      斋讲唔做
      zaai1 gong2 m4 zou6
      to talk only but not to do; to suggest only but not to practice
    • 齋研究廣東話助詞都有排你玩。
      斋研究广东话助词都有排你玩。
      zaai1 jin4 gau3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 zo6 ci4 dou1 jau5 paai4 nei5 waan2.
      Solely particles in Cantonese already take you lots of time and effort.
  2. 名詞
    除​咗​淡菜​之外​，​只​係​食​植物​，​而且​唔​食五​葷​（​大蒜​、​小蒜​、​興渠​、​慈葱​、​茖​葱​）​。​同食​素​嘅​分​別​係​，​食齋​通常​有​宗教​目的​，​例如​為​咗​積福​、​還願​、​免殺​戳​。​（​量​詞​：​碟​）
    vegetarian food, especially when eaten for religious purposes
    • 食齋
      食斋
      sik6 zaai1
      to eat vegetarian food; to be a vegetarian
    • 齋菜
      斋菜
      zaai1 coi3
      vegetarian dishes
    • 假齋
      假斋
      gaa2 zaai1
      fake vegetarian meat
    • 齋滷味
      斋卤味
      zaai1 lou5 mei2
      a kind of Chinese-style vegetarian meat
    • 每逢初一、十五，我阿媽都食齋。
      每逢初一、十五，我阿妈都食斋。
      mui5 fung4 co1 jat1, sap6 ng5, ngo5 aa3 maa1 dou1 sik6 zaai1.
      My mum goes vegetarian on the first and fifteenth days of each lunar month.
  3. 語素
    書房​或者​畫室​；​用​嚟​藏​書​、​睇​書​、​藏畫​或者​作​畫​嘅​地方
    small study room or studio
    • 書齋
      书斋
      syu1 zaai1
      study room
  4. 語素
    傳統​學校
    traditional school
    • 卜卜齋
      卜卜斋
      bok1 bok1 zaai1
      traditional private school
  5. 形容詞
    淨​係​有​某個​元素​，​純粹​，​以至​有​啲​單調​、​寡​、​悶
    pure; dull; boring
    • 齋啡
      斋啡
      zaai1 fe1
      black coffee
    • 齋校
      斋校
      zaai1 haau6
      single-sex school
    • 聖誕一支公，怕唔怕齋？
      圣诞一支公，怕唔怕斋？
      sing3 daan3 jat1 zi1 gung1, paa3 m4 paa3 zaai1?
      Is it extremely boring to spend Christmas alone?
    • 讀女校會唔會好齋？
      读女校会唔会好斋？
      duk6 neoi5 haau6 wui5 m4 wui5 hou2 zaai1?
      Is it dull to study in a girls' school?
    • 得杯新地，好似齋齋哋。
      得杯新地，好似斋斋哋。
      dak1 bui1 san1 dei2, hou2 ci5 zaai1 zaai1 dei2.
      There is only a cup of Sundae. It's kinda dull and boring.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, historical
    to show one's piety before offering sacrifices and other ceremonies in ancient times, by abstaining from meat and alcohol, bathing oneself and clearing one's mind of distracting thoughts
  2. character
    house; shop; building
  3. character, Cantonese
    plain; dull; boring; dry
    • 齋啡
      斋啡
      zaai1 fe1
      black coffee
    • 早餐净系食块面包会唔会斋咗啲呢？
      早餐净系食块面包会唔会斋咗啲呢？
      zou2 caan1 zing6 hai6 sik6 faai3 min6 baau1 wui5 m4 wui5 zaai1 zo2 di1 ne1?
      Wouldn't it be a bit dull to just have a piece of bread for breakfast?
  4. character
    fasting
  5. character
    a surname
  6. character
    vegetarian diet (often adopted for religious reasons)
    (syn.) 素食
    • 吃齋
      吃斋
      chī zhāi
      to be a vegetarian
  7. character
    to give alms to monks
  8. character
    study (room); studio
  9. character, obsolete
    solemn; earnest
  10. character, Cantonese
    purely; only; just
    • 齋噏
      斋噏
      zaai1 ap1
      to just talk
    • 齋睇唔買
      斋睇唔买
      zaai1 tai2 m4 maai5
      to just browse around and not buy anything; to window-shop
  11. character
    religious ceremony (Classifier: 堂 c)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. vegetarian diet
  2. study
  3. to fast, abstain
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    YKMBL
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    YXF
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 素的
  2. 素食
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    可唔可以介绍几味斋菜呀？
    可唔可以介紹幾味齋菜呀？
    ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gaai3 siu6 gei2 mei6 zaai1 coi3 aa3 ？
    • Can you recommend any vegetarian dishes?
  2. Cantonese
    我系食斋嘅。
    我係食齋嘅。
    ngo5 hai6 sik6 zaai1 ge3 。
    • I am a vegetarian.
    • I don't eat meat.
    • I'm vegetarian.
  3. Cantonese
    我食斋嘅，所以如果可以嘅话我唔想食肉。
    我食齋嘅，所以如果可以嘅話我唔想食肉。
    ngo5 sik6 zaai1 ge3 ， so2 ji5 jyu4 gwo2 ho2 ji5 ge3 waa2 ngo5 m4 soeng2 sik6 juk6 。
    • I'm a vegetarian, so I'd rather not have meat, if that's okay.
  4. Cantonese
    食斋嘅人会唔会间唔中偷鸡食吓肉㗎？
    食齋嘅人會唔會間唔中偷雞食吓肉㗎？
    sik6 zaai1 ge3 jan4 wui2 m4 wui2 gaan1 m4 zung1 tau1 gai1 sik6 haa5 juk6 gaa3 ？
    • Do vegetarians have cheat days?
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我很喜欢斋月。
    我很喜歡齋月。
    wǒ hěn xǐ huan zhāi yuè 。
    • I love the month of Ramadan.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我读卜卜斋𠮶时要背三字经。
    我讀卜卜齋嗰時要背三字經。
    ngo5 duk6 bok1 bok1 zaai1 go2 si4 jiu3 bui6 saam1 zi6 ging1.
    • When I studied in traditional private school, I had to memorise Three Character Classic.
  2. Cantonese
    斋啡
    齋啡
    zaai1 fe1
    • black coffee
  3. Cantonese
    斋戒沐浴
    齋戒沐浴
    zaai1 gaai1 muk6 juk6
    • to keep a vegetarian diet and bath (for a religious purpose)
  4. Cantonese
    又真系好似你话斋噃。
    又真係好似你話齋噃。
    jau6 zan1 hai6 hou2 ci5 nei5 waa6 zaai1 bo3.
    • So it was just like what you said.
  5. Cantonese
    斋噏
    齋噏
    zaai1 ap1
    • to just talk
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    斋啡
    齋啡
    zaai1 fe1
    • black coffee
  2. Cantonese
    斋噏
    齋噏
    zaai1 ap1
    • to just talk
  3. Mandarin
    开斋
    開齋
    kāi zhāi
    • to resume a meat diet
  4. Mandarin
    吃斋
    吃齋
    chī zhāi
    • to be a vegetarian
  5. Cantonese
    斋睇唔买
    齋睇唔買
    zaai1 tai2 m4 maai5
    • to just browse around and not buy anything; to window-shop