cơm chay
Definition
- Noun:
- Vegetarian meal: A meal prepared without meat, fish, or other animal products, often following Buddhist or other religious or ethical dietary principles.
- Vegetarian food/cuisine: Food that is made exclusively from plant-based ingredients.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà hàng này phục vụ cơm chay rất ngon. (This restaurant serves very delicious vegetarian food.)
- Mẹ tôi nấu cơm chay vào ngày rằm hàng tháng. (My mother cooks a vegetarian meal on the full moon day every month.)
- Ăn cơm chay tốt cho sức khỏe. (Eating vegetarian food is good for health.)
Advanced Usage
"ăn cơm chay": to eat vegetarian food; to follow a vegetarian diet.
- Ông ấy ăn cơm chay trường đã mười năm. (He has been a permanent vegetarian for ten years.)
"quán cơm chay": vegetarian restaurant.
- Chúng tôi thường đến quán cơm chay gần chùa. (We often go to the vegetarian restaurant near the pagoda.)
Variants and Related Words
Chay (adj): vegetarian; fasting; abstaining from meat.
- Món ăn chay (vegetarian dish)
Ăn chay (verb phrase): to eat vegetarian food; to fast.
- Nhiều người ăn chay vì lý do tôn giáo. (Many people eat vegetarian for religious reasons.)
Synonyms
- Thức ăn chay: vegetarian food.
- Đồ chay: vegetarian fare/food.
Related Phrases
- Cửa hàng đồ chay: vegetarian shop/store.
- Thực đơn chay: vegetarian menu.
Related Idioms
- "Ăn chay niệm Phật": To eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha's name; refers to leading a pious, religious life, often in Buddhism.
- Cụ bà sống một cuộc đời ăn chay niệm Phật. (The old lady leads a life of piety, following a vegetarian diet and Buddhist practices.)