斋戒

齋戒
zhāijiè
to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual

CEDICT

  1. (Islam) to practice sawm
  2. (archaic, in feudal China) to bathe, change clothing, and abstain from meat, alcohol and sexual activity
  3. to bathe, change clothing, and abstain from meat, alcohol and sexual activity
  4. to fast (restrict one’s consumption of food and abstain from various desires for religious purposes)
  5. to practice sawm

Wiktionary

  1. 在祭祀或举行重要典礼之前，沐浴更衣，不饮酒，不吃荤，夫妻不同房，严守戒律，以示虔诚庄敬。
  2. 八关斋的略称。参见「八关斋」条。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 斋 zhāi old variant of 斋 zhāi
=1 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)
2 戒 jiè
  1. to guard against
  2. to exhort
  3. to admonish or warn
  4. to give up or stop doing sth
  5. Buddhist monastic discipline
  6. ring (for a finger)

Containing this entry

斋戒节 Zhāijièjié festival of fasting (esp. Eid al-Fitr)
斋戒月 Zhāijièyuè
斋戒沐浴 zhāijièmùyù