Usage of the character 葷
hūn
荤
[葷]
- strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)
- non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)
- vulgar
- obscene
xūn
荤
[葷]
- used in 葷粥/荤粥 ( Xunyū)
kāihūn
开荤
[開葷]
- to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet
- (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience
Xūnyù
荤粥
[葷粥]
- Xunyu, an ethnic group of northern China in ancient times
hūncài
荤菜
[葷菜]
- non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
hūnxīng
荤腥
[葷腥]
- meat and fish
hūnhuà
荤话
[葷話]
- obscene speech; crude language
yóuhūn
油荤
[油葷]
- meat foods
hūnsù
荤素
[葷素]
- meat and vegetable
wǔhūn
五荤
[五葷]
- (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
hūnyóu
荤油
[葷油]
- lard
- animal fat
rúhūn
茹荤
[茹葷]
- to eat meat
hūnxīn
荤辛
[葷辛]
- very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)
hūnxiàohua
荤笑话
[葷笑話]
- dirty jokes
- jokes of a visceral nature
qīhūnbāsù
七荤八素
[七葷八素]
- confused
- distracted
yǒuhūnyǒusù
有荤有素
[有葷有素]
- to include both meat and vegetables
rúhūnyǐnjiǔ
茹荤饮酒
[茹葷飲酒]
- to eat meat and drink wine