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大開齋

简大开斋 · 繁大開齋

Mandarin · pinyin Dà kāi zhāi

see 開齋節 Kāi zhāi jié

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
齋: Look up this written character
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
斋: zhāi · vegetarian diet; study

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4–1–1 · Da4 kai1 zhai1

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daai6 hoi1 zaai1

Cantonese word readings for 大開齋. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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