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四旬齋

简四旬斋 · 繁四旬齋

Mandarin · pinyin sì xún zhāi

Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

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四: sì · four
旬: xún · ten-day period; period of time
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斋: zhāi · vegetarian diet; study

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4–2–1 · si4 xun2 zhai1

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