







把素持斋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to observe vegetarianism and maintain religious discipline”. To abstain from meat and fast according to Buddhist precepts. Literally, “To hold to vegetarianism and keep abstinence/fasting”.

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Open the tool →把素持斋 (bǎ sù chí zhāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to observe vegetarianism and maintain religious discipline”.
把素持斋 is pronounced bǎ sù chí zhāi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 把素持斋 means “to hold to vegetarianism and keep abstinence/fasting”. It is used to mean “to observe vegetarianism and maintain religious discipline”.
把:遵守。斋:斋戒。指信佛者遵守吃素,坚持戒律。