Chinese word

蛋奶素

Pronunciation

Pinyindàn nǎi sù

Meaning

  • nounlacto-ovo vegetarian

Example

蛋奶素的人不吃肉。dàn nǎi sù de rén bù chī ròu

People who are lacto-ovo vegetarians do not eat meat.

Illustration for 蛋奶素 (lacto-ovo vegetarian)

More examples

服务员说有蛋奶素的选项。fú wù yuán shuō yǒu dàn nǎi sù de xuǎn xiàng

The waiter said there were lacto-ovo vegetarian options.

Core concept

A vegetarian food pattern with eggs and milk as the main exceptions to a meat-free rule.

Common phrases

  • 蛋奶素食品dàn nǎi sù shí pǐn

    lacto-ovo vegetarian food

  • 蛋奶素菜单dàn nǎi sù cài dān

    lacto-ovo vegetarian menu

  • 点蛋奶素菜diǎn dàn nǎi sù cài

    order a lacto-ovo vegetarian dish

Similar words

素食sù shí: A mostly plant-based diet that excludes meat and fish.
纯素chún sù: A fully plant-based diet that excludes all animal-derived foods, including eggs and dairy.
蛋素dàn sù: A vegetarian diet that allows eggs but excludes dairy products.
奶素nǎi sù: A vegetarian diet that allows dairy products but excludes eggs.

Definition in Chinese

一种素食类别，不吃肉类，但允许食用蛋类和奶制品。yì zhǒng sù shí lèi bié bù chī ròu lèi dàn yún xǔ shí yòng dàn lèi hé nǎi zhì pǐn

Word origin

The compound 蛋奶素 (dànnǎisù, "lacto-ovo vegetarian") places 蛋 (dàn, "egg") and 奶 (nǎi, "milk") before 素 (sù, "vegetarian"), turning the allowed foods into a clear category name.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the term can describe a person's dietary category, a menu option, or a food label, making it useful beyond saying what one person normally eats.

Opposites

  • 纯素食者chún sù shí zhěvegannoun

Related words

  • 蛋奶素食者dàn nǎi sù shí zhělacto-ovo vegetariannoun

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