四旬斋

四旬齋
sìxúnzhāi
Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 四 sì
  1. four
  2. 4
2 旬 xún
  1. ten days
  2. ten years
  3. full period
=3 斋 zhāi old variant of 斋 zhāi
=3 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

大斋期 dàzhāiqī Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
封斋节 fēngzhāijié Lent