葷

strong-smelling vegetable (esp. garlic, onion, Chinese chives, Chinese scallion, Japanese garlic)

pungent vegetable (esp. ginger and water pepper)

Buddhism

pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and alcohol; leeks and liquors

Proverb; Buddhism

bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited

Obsolete term

pungent vegetables and raw-smelling meat

Rare term

pungent vegetable (e.g. onion, garlic, leek)

Rare term

pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion)

five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)

Buddhism

meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)