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Only by experiencing hardship will allow you understand the plight of others
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.
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.”
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 see styles |
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) |
More info & calligraphy: Devotion / Diligence / Vigorous / Energetic(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. |
疏 see styles |
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. |
素 see styles |
sù 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. |
葷 荤 see styles |
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. |
蔬 see styles |
shū shu1 shu sho |
vegetables vegetarian food |
齋 斋 see styles |
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 see styles |
beji ベジ |
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See ベジタリアン) vegetarian; (personal name) Pesci |
吃素 see styles |
chī sù chi1 su4 ch`ih su chih su |
to be a vegetarian |
吃齋 吃斋 see styles |
chī zhāi chi1 zhai1 ch`ih chai chih chai |
to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian |
喫素 吃素 see styles |
chī sù chi1 su4 ch`ih su chih su kitsuso |
To eat ordinary, or vegetarian food. |
奶素 see styles |
nǎi sù nai3 su4 nai su |
(adjective) lacto-vegetarian |
打齋 打斋 see styles |
dǎ zhāi da3 zhai1 ta chai |
to beg for (vegetarian) food |
持素 see styles |
chí sù chi2 su4 ch`ih su chih su jiso |
vegetarian |
淸齋 淸斋 see styles |
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 see styles |
chún sù chun2 su4 ch`un su chun su |
plain; ordinary; vegan; vegetarian |
素筵 see styles |
sù yán su4 yan2 su yen |
vegetarian feast; food offerings to Buddha |
素肉 see styles |
sù ròu su4 rou4 su jou |
vegetarian meat substitute |
素菜 see styles |
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 see styles |
sù jī su4 ji1 su chi |
vegetarian chicken, a soybean product |
素食 see styles |
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 see styles |
sù zhāi su4 zhai1 su chai |
vegetarian food |
茹素 see styles |
rú sù ru2 su4 ju su |
to eat a vegetarian diet |
菜色 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
shū shí shu1 shi2 shu shih soshoku そしょく |
vegetarian meal; vegetarian diet (archaism) vegetarian diet; vegetarian food vegetarian food |
采蔬 see styles |
cǎi shū cai3 shu1 ts`ai shu tsai shu saisho |
Vegetarian food. |
采頭 采头 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (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 |
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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 |
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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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