化斋

化齋
huàzhāi
to beg for food (of monks)

CEDICT

出家僧尼、道士向人求乞布施钱粮。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 化 huà
  1. to make into
  2. to change into
  3. -ization
  4. to ... -ize
  5. to transform
  6. abbr. for 化学 huàxué
=2 斋 zhāi old variant of 斋 zhāi
=2 斋 zhāi
  1. to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
  2. vegetarian diet
  3. study room
  4. building
  5. to give alms (to a monk)

Related entries

乞食 qǐshí to beg for food
募缘 mùyuán (of a monk) to beg for food
打斋 dǎzhāi to beg for (vegetarian) food
讨吃 tǎochī to beg for food
讨米 tǎomǐ to beg for food