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葷

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Mandarin · pinyin hūn#

strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)
non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)
vulgar
obscene

Mandarin · pinyin xūn#

used in 葷粥 Xūn yù

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荤: hūn · meat diet; strong smelling

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(Buddhism) strong-smelling vegetables, such as spring onion, garlic and garlic chives
meat or fish dishes (as opposed to vegetarian dishes)
(figurative) low-class; obscene; vulgar; dirty

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only used in 葷粥／荤粥 and 葷鬻／荤鬻

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