打齋

Chinese

		beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	a fast; studio
trad. (打齋)		打	齋
simp. (打斋)		打	斋

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǎzhāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daa² zaai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎzhāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎjhai
    • Wade–Giles: ta³-chai¹
    • Yale: dǎ-jāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daajai
    • Palladius: дачжай (dačžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daa² zaai¹
    • Yale: dá jāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daa² dzaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: da² zai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taː³⁵ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

打⫽齋 (verb-object)

1. (of a monk) to beg for food
2. to perform a religious ceremony, especially a Taoist ceremony performed at a funeral

Derived terms

• 打完齋唔要和尚 / 打完斋唔要和尚