辟谷

Traditional form:

辟穀

Pinyin (reading):

bìgǔ

Definitions:

• (Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals; to fast
• also pr. (pigù)

Characters:

• 辟 - law, rule; to open up, to develop
• 谷 - valley, gorge, ravine

Traditional characters:

• 辟 - law, rule; to open up, to develop
• 穀 - valley, gorge, ravine