五荤

Traditional: 五葷

wǔ hūn

Dictionary entry

(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander

What does 五荤 mean?

五荤 (wǔ hūn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander

Character breakdown

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五wǔfive · 5 荤hūnstrong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) · non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)

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五荤

wǔ hūn

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