素餐
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Chinese
| plain; element | eat; meal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (素餐) | 素 | 餐 | |
| simp. #(素餐) | 素 | 餐 | |
Etymology
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 112 (《詩經·魏風·伐檀》):
- 彼君子兮，不素餐兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Bǐ jūnzǐ xī, bù sùcān xī. [Pinyin]
- O that superior man! He would not eat the bread of idleness!
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sùcan
- Wade–Giles: su4-tsʻan1
- Yale: sù-tsān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhtsan
- Palladius: суцань (sucanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su⁵¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sou3 caan1
- Yale: sou chāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou3 tsaan1
- Guangdong Romanization: sou3 can1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sou̯³³ t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: suH tshan
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*saːs sʰaːn/
Verb
素餐
- (literary) to eat without working
- to maintain a vegetarian diet
Synonyms
- (to maintain a vegetarian diet): 吃素 (chīsù)
Derived terms
Noun
素餐
Synonyms
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