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素食主義

简素食主义 · 繁素食主義

Mandarin · pinyin sù shí zhǔ yì

vegetarianism

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素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
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义: yì · right conduct, righteousness

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4–2–3–4 · su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4

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vegetarianism

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