







持斋把素 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to observe a vegetarian diet and strictly adhere to religious precepts”. To live an ascetic and vegetarian life, often referring to Buddhist practices. Literally, “Hold fast and keep vegetarianism”.

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Open the tool →持斋把素 (chí zhāi bǎ sù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to observe a vegetarian diet and strictly adhere to religious precepts”.
持斋把素 is pronounced chí zhāi bǎ sù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 持斋把素 means “Hold fast and keep vegetarianism”. It is used to mean “to observe a vegetarian diet and strictly adhere to religious precepts”.
把:遵守。斋:斋戒。谓信佛者遵守吃素,坚持戒律。