斋戒

Traditional form:

齋戒

Pinyin (reading):

zhāijiè

Definitions:

• to fast

Characters:

• 斋 - to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet
• 戒 - to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid

Traditional characters:

• 齋 - to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet
• 戒 - to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid