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채식주의 meaning and pronunciation

chaesikjuui · vegetarianism

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 77836
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 채ː식쭈의, 채ː식쭈이Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    고기를 먹지 않고 주로 채소, 과일, 해초 등의 식물성 음식만을 먹는 식생활이 좋다고 생각하는 태도.

    English: vegetarianism — An attitude in which one prefers a plant-based diet consisting of vegetables, fruits, seaweed, etc., without meat.

    Examples

    • 채식주의 식생활.
    • 채식주의를 강조하다.
    • 채식주의를 옹호하다.
    • 채식주의를 택하다.
    • 채식주의를 표방하다.
    • 지수는 건강을 생각하여 채식주의를 표방하며 육류는 입에도 대지 않았다.
Origin
菜食主義
Categories
식생활 > 식사 및 조리 행위

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