齋zaai1戒gaai3

simp斋戒

zaai1 gaai3zhāi jiè

English

to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual
fasting

粵語 — Cantonese

一種宗教儀式；唔同宗教有唔同嘅方式，例如伊斯蘭教嘅齋戒就係朝頭早唔俾食嘢，只可以喺夜晚食；中式嘅齋戒就係要食齋同守戒，例如唔可以近女色

Examples

她在齋戒月期間開始佩戴伊斯蘭頭巾。
She started wearing an Islamic headscarf during Ramadan.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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