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If you have not been a monk, how can you know what it is like to be a vegetarian?

Only by experiencing hardship will allow you understand the plight of others

 bù dāng hé shang bù zhī zhāi jiè kǔ
If you have not been a monk, how can you know what it is like to be a vegetarian? Scroll

不當和尚不知齋戒苦 literally translates as:
[One who has] not been a monk [does not] know the suffering of [being on a] vegetarian diet.

This is a bit like the “walk a mile in another man's shoes” saying. Basically, it's about you cannot fully understand the plight of others until you experience it yourself.

Principles of Life

 shēng huó xìn tiáo
Principles of Life Scroll

生活信條 is a Chinese proverb that means “principles of life” or “The personal obligations and rules that you live by.”

For instance, if you were a vegetarian, the act of not eating meat fits into this category.
This could also be translated as a “Way of living.”


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your vegetarian search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

精進


精进

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jīng jìn
    jing1 jin4
ching chin
 shoujin(p); soujin(ok); shouji(ok); souji(ok) / shojin(p); sojin(ok); shoji(ok); soji(ok)
    しょうじん(P); そうじん(ok); しょうじ(ok); そうじ(ok)
to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress
(n,vs,vi) (1) concentration; diligence; devotion; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} (See 六波羅蜜) asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; (n,vs,vi) (3) adherence to a vegetarian diet; (surname) Shoujin
vīrya, one of the seven bodhyaṅga; 'vigour,' 'valour, fortitude,' 'virility' (M.W.); 'welldoing' (Keith). The Chinese interpretation may be defined, as pure or unadulterated progress, i.e. 勤 zeal, zealous, courageously progressing in the good and eliminating the evil.; vīrya, zeal, unchecked progress.

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shū
    shu1
shu
 so; sho
    そ; しょ
to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation
(1) (See 注疏) detailed commentary; explanation; annotation; (2) (そ only) memorial to the throne (esp. itemized)
疎 Open, wide apart; distant, coarse; estrange; lax, careless; to state report; commentary; also used for 蔬 vegetarian food.

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    su4
su
 so
    そ
raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) plain, white silk; (adj-na,n,adj-no) (2) {math} (See 互いに素) prime; (given name) Motoi
Original colour or state; plain, white; heretofore, usual; translit. su.; To keep to vegetarian diet; vegetarian.


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hūn
    hun1
hun
 kun
    くん
strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene
(1) strong-smelling vegetable (esp. garlic, onion, Chinese chives, Chinese scallion, Japanese garlic); (2) pungent vegetable (esp. ginger and water pepper)
Strongly smelling vegetables, e.g. onions, garlic, leeks, etc., forbidden to Buddhist vegetarians; any non-vegetarian food.

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shū
    shu1
shu
 sho
vegetables
vegetarian food


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zhāi
    zhai1
chai
 hitoshi
    ひとし
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)
(surname) Hitoshi
To reverence: abstinence; to purify as by fasting, or abstaining, e.g. from flesh food; religious or abstinential duties, or times; upavasatha (uposatha), a fast; the ritual period for food, i.e. before noon; a room for meditation, a study, a building, etc., devoted to abstinence, chastity, or the Buddhist religion; mourning (for parents).

ヘシ

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 beji
    ベジ
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See ベジタリアン) vegetarian; (personal name) Pesci

吃素

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chī sù
    chi1 su4
ch`ih su
    chih su
to be a vegetarian

吃齋


吃斋

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chī zhāi
    chi1 zhai1
ch`ih chai
    chih chai
to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian

喫素


吃素

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chī sù
    chi1 su4
ch`ih su
    chih su
 kitsuso
To eat ordinary, or vegetarian food.

奶素

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nǎi sù
    nai3 su4
nai su
(adjective) lacto-vegetarian

打齋


打斋

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dǎ zhāi
    da3 zhai1
ta chai
to beg for (vegetarian) food

持素

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chí sù
    chi2 su4
ch`ih su
    chih su
 jiso
vegetarian

淸齋


淸斋

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qīng zhāi
    qing1 zhai1
ch`ing chai
    ching chai
 shōsai
Pure observance of monastic rules for food; to eat purely, i.e. vegetarian food; fasting.

純素


纯素

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chún sù
    chun2 su4
ch`un su
    chun su
plain; ordinary; vegan; vegetarian

素筵

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sù yán
    su4 yan2
su yen
vegetarian feast; food offerings to Buddha

素肉

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sù ròu
    su4 rou4
su jou
vegetarian meat substitute

素菜

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sù cài
    su4 cai4
su ts`ai
    su tsai
 susai
    すさい
vegetable dish
(See 精進料理) Chinese vegetarian cuisine; (given name) Suna

素雞


素鸡

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sù jī
    su4 ji1
su chi
vegetarian chicken, a soybean product

素食

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sù shí
    su4 shi2
su shih
 soshoku
    そしょく
vegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet
(1) usual diet; (2) vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
素饌 Vegetarian food.

素齋


素斋

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sù zhāi
    su4 zhai1
su chai
vegetarian food

茹素

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rú sù
    ru2 su4
ju su
to eat a vegetarian diet

菜色

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cài sè
    cai4 se4
ts`ai se
    tsai se
dish; lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet); emaciated look (from malnutrition)

葷菜


荤菜

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hūn cài
    hun1 cai4
hun ts`ai
    hun tsai
 kunsai
    くんさい
non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
(rare) pungent vegetable (e.g. onion, garlic, leek)

葷酒


荤酒

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hūn jiǔ
    hun1 jiu3
hun chiu
 kunshu
    くんしゅ
{Buddh} pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and alcohol; leeks and liquors
Non-vegetarian foods and wine.

蔬食

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shū shí
    shu1 shi2
shu shih
 soshoku
    そしょく
vegetarian meal; vegetarian diet
(archaism) vegetarian diet; vegetarian food
vegetarian food

采蔬

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cǎi shū
    cai3 shu1
ts`ai shu
    tsai shu
 saisho
Vegetarian food.

采頭


采头

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cǎi tóu
    cai3 tou2
ts`ai t`ou
    tsai tou
 saizu
The monk who has charge of the 采蔬 vegetarian food department.

開葷


开荤

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kāi hūn
    kai1 hun1
k`ai hun
    kai hun
 kaikun
to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do something as a novel experience
開素 To abandon vegetarianism, as is permitted in case of sickness.

開齋


开斋

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kāi zhāi
    kai1 zhai1
k`ai chai
    kai chai
 kaisai
to stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast
To break the fast, breakfast.

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
If you have not been a monk, how can you know what it is like to be a vegetarian?不當和尚不知齋戒苦
不当和尚不知斋戒苦
bù dāng hé shang bù zhī zhāi jiè kǔ
bu4 dang1 he2 shang bu4 zhi1 zhai1 jie4 ku3
bu dang he shang bu zhi zhai jie ku
pu tang ho shang pu chih chai chieh k`u
pu tang ho shang pu chih chai chieh ku
Principles of Life生活信條
生活信条
shēng huó xìn tiáo
sheng1 huo2 xin4 tiao2
sheng huo xin tiao
shenghuoxintiao
sheng huo hsin t`iao
shenghuohsintiao
sheng huo hsin tiao
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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