葷腥 - Meat And Fish - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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meat and fish

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葷

meat or fish

腥

fishy

hun1xing1 • hūnxīng

meat and fish

葷腥 Meat and fish combines 葷 meat or fish with the 腥 fishy smell associated with fish.

她吃素多年，早就不碰葷腥了。

She has been vegetarian for years and no longer eats meat or fish.

這家餐廳不賣葷腥，只供應素菜。

This restaurant does not sell meat or fish; it serves only vegetarian dishes.

這碗湯沒有葷腥，素食者也能喝。

This bowl of soup contains no meat or fish, so vegetarians can drink it too.