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荤
葷
hūn
n./adj. meat or fish, (Buddhism) vegetables with odors; indecent
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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荤菜
葷菜
hūn cài
n. meat dish
七荤八素
七葷八素
qī hūn bā sù
idiom. confusing, being in utter disorder
有荤有素
有葷有素
yǒu hūn yǒu sù
v. have both meat and vegetables
荤腥
葷腥
hūn xīng
n. meat or fish
荤笑话
葷笑話
hūn xiào hua
nphr. indecent joke, obscene joke
吃荤
吃葷
chī hūn
phr. eat meat (as opposed to eating vegetables)
长年吃素,不吃荤。
長年吃素,不吃葷。
cháng nián chī sù, bù chī hūn .
phr. Someone eats vegetarian food all year round, never eating meat.