長齋

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	a fast; studio
trad. (長齋)		長	齋
simp. (长斋)		长	斋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángzhāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄞ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tn̂g-chai

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángzhāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángjhai
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-chai¹
    • Yale: cháng-jāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngjai
    • Palladius: чанчжай (čančžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-chai
    • Tâi-lô: tn̂g-tsai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngzay
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sai³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

Noun

長齋

1. permanent abstinence from meat

Derived terms

• 吃長齋／吃长斋 (chī chángzhāi)