เทศกาลกินเจ(têt-sà-gaan gin jay)
Meanings
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Vegetarian Festival (Nine Emperor Gods Festival)
a Thai-Chinese festival when many observe a strict vegan (je) diet and participate in religious rites for about nine days in the ninth lunar month (often in October)
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsเจjayเจjay1Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)2jay food; vegan dish (Chinese Buddhist style)3[to] eat jay; follow the jay dietในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofเทศกาลกินเจtêt-sà-gaan gin jayเทศกาลกินเจtêt-sà-gaan gin jayVegetarian Festival (Nine Emperor Gods Festival)
This year, I will eat vegan food during the Vegetarian Festival.
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เทศกาลกินเจtêt-sà-gaan gin jayเทศกาลกินเจtêt-sà-gaan gin jayVegetarian Festival (Nine Emperor Gods Festival)