齋戒 [斋－]

Jyutping zaai1 gaai3
Pinyin zhāi jiè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to fast
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    一種​宗教​儀式​；​唔​同​宗教​有​唔​同​嘅​方式​，​例如​伊斯​蘭​教​嘅​齋​戒​就​係​朝​頭​早​唔​俾​食​嘢​，​只​可以​喺​夜晚​食​；​中式​嘅​齋​戒​就​係​要​食​齋​同​守戒​，​例如​唔​可以​近​女色
    fasting
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, archaic, in feudal China
    to fast (restrict one’s consumption of food and abstain from various desires for religious purposes)
  2. verb
    to fast (restrict one’s consumption of food and abstain from various desires for religious purposes)
    (syn.) 把齋, 封斋, 把斋, 封齋
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    斋戒沐浴
    齋戒沐浴
    zaai1 gaai1 muk6 juk6
    • to keep a vegetarian diet and bath (for a religious purpose)
  2. Cantonese
    呢排斋戒月，记得日出后日落前要禁食呀！
    呢排齋戒月，記得日出後日落前要禁食呀！
    ni1 paai4 zaai1 gaai3 jyut6, gei3 dak1 jat6 ceot1 hau6 jat6 lok6 cin4 jiu3 gam3 sik6 aa3!
    • It is Ramadan now, remember to fast from sunrise to sunset.