素齋

Chinese

		plain; element	a fast; studio
trad. (素齋)		素	齋
simp. (素斋)		素	斋

Etymology

Named such due to the vegetarian nature of food in Buddhist temples.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sùzhāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ zaai¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵su-tsa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhai
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-chai¹
    • Yale: sù-jāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhjai
    • Palladius: сучжай (sučžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou³ zaai¹
    • Yale: sou jāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ dzaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou³ zai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵su-tsa
    • MiniDict: su^去 tsa
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²su-tsa
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su³³ t͡sa⁴⁴/

Noun

素齋

1. Buddhist cuisine