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Definitions

  1. 1. strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)
  2. 2. non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)
  3. 3. vulgar
  4. 4. obscene

Words Containing 荤

荤粥
xūn yù

an ethnic group in ancient northern China

茹荤饮酒
rú hūn yǐn jiǔ

to eat meat and drink wine

七荤八素
qī hūn bā sù

confused

有荤有素
yǒu hūn yǒu sù

to include both meat and vegetables

荤菜
hūn cài

non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)

茹荤
rú hūn

to eat meat

荤辛
hūn xīn

very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)

开荤
kāi hūn

to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet

五荤
wǔ hūn

(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander

荤油
hūn yóu

lard

油荤
yóu hūn

meat foods

荤腥
hūn xīng

meat and fish

荤笑话
hūn xiào hua

dirty jokes

荤素
hūn sù

meat and vegetable

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