Qingzhen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Quick meaning: Qingzhen meaning (Islam) Synonym of halal: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name; permissible according to Muslim religious customs, especially of food preparation.
Meaning
(Islam) Synonym of halal: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name; permissible according to Muslim religious customs, especially of food preparation.
Example Sentences
The third key was the number of demands from different patrons or groups for their own specialized cuisines. Such patrons included the court, rich households, and scholar-gourmands. Buddhists and Muslims also elaborated their own cuisines (sucai 素菜 and qingzhen 清真).
A qingzhen label on food for sale or a qingzhen sign in a restaurant instantly conveyed to customers that they were getting a Hui product, not a Han one. Because qingzhen was so basic to Hui entrepreneurship, the city and provincial governments promoted its use as a marker of Hui “nationality tradition.”
Synonyms for qingzhen
Depending on context, synonyms include halal.
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