<p>in cantonese, you may say 食全齋, sound files: <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/sound/sik6.Mp3" rel="nofollow"> 食 </a>
<a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/sound/cyun4.Mp3" rel="nofollow"> 全 </a>
<a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/sound/zaai1.Mp3" rel="nofollow"> 齋 </a></p>

<p>or, colloquially, say 吃全素, in mandarin.</p>

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2016-08-02T06:07:51.643Z
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水巷孑蠻
<p>try "素食者"</p>

<p>If you chose to say"我吃素的"， you should be careful. Because "吃素的" sometimes has a deeper mearning in oral language - Incapacitated, bullied, weak.</p>

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2016-08-03T17:35:12.880Z
re：oral language， 现代汉语词典 simply gives these 2 meanings w/o characterizing either as 口语，although their example seems to have 口语 flavour：＂现代汉语词典＂：吃素（１）不吃鱼、肉等食物。佛教徒的吃素戒律还包括不吃葱蒜等（２）比喻不事杀伤（多用于否定式)：你敢搞乱？告诉你，我的拳头可不是～的。
user6065
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2016-08-04T01:10:44.553Z
The second one. 我的拳头可不‌​是吃素的 means 'I am a strong person, I can beat you up, don't even try to fool me'
Jane
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2016-08-04T01:39:28.923Z
more at bkrs：比喻不厉害; 好惹。他可不是吃素的 He’s not easy to deal with.
user6065
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素食者 means vegetarian, not vegan, but the note about the connotations of 吃素的 is good.
mic
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Jane
<p>我是素食主義者。Might be a better choice, it also means, "I am a vegetarian".</p>

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henry_kmc
<p>Like a more laypersons way of understanding what veganism means. Kinda like "我吃素的" as a vegetarian.</p>

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question reminds some users of police on 天安门  using Segway PTs  电动平衡车、自平衡电瓶车、平衡车 for short  https://wheelive.com/cn/archives/5122  for personal transportation (in fact 做巡逻车), is there a 口语 name different from e.g. 平衡车 for these?
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Is there a more colloquial way of saying “vegan” than “纯素食者”?
# Is there a more colloquial way of saying “vegan” than “纯素食者”?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-02)

Like a more laypersons way of understanding what veganism means. Kinda like "我吃素的" as a vegetarian.

**Tags:** colloquialisms

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: question reminds some users of police on 天安门  using Segway PTs  电动平衡车、自平衡电瓶车、平衡车 for short  https://wheelive.com/cn/archives/5122  for personal transportation (in fact 做巡逻车), is there a 口语 name different from e.g. 平衡车 for these?  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-08-02. Score: 2

in cantonese, you may say 食全齋, sound files:  [食](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/sound/sik6.Mp3) 
 [全](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/sound/cyun4.Mp3) 
 [齋](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/sound/zaai1.Mp3)

or, colloquially, say 吃全素, in mandarin.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-08-03. Score: 1

try "素食者"

If you chose to say"我吃素的"， you should be careful. Because "吃素的" sometimes has a deeper mearning in oral language - Incapacitated, bullied, weak.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: re：oral language， 现代汉语词典 simply gives these 2 meanings w/o characterizing either as 口语，although their example seems to have 口语 flavour：＂现代汉语词典＂：吃素（１）不吃鱼、肉等食物。佛教徒的吃素戒律还包括不吃葱蒜等（２）比喻不事杀伤（多用于否定式)：你敢搞乱？告诉你，我的拳头可不是～的。  
> **username_3**: The second one. 我的拳头可不‌​是吃素的 means 'I am a strong person, I can beat you up, don't even try to fool me'  
> **username_1**: more at bkrs：比喻不厉害; 好惹。他可不是吃素的 He’s not easy to deal with.  
> **username_4**: 素食者 means vegetarian, not vegan, but the note about the connotations of 吃素的 is good.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2016-08-11. Score: -1

我是素食主義者。Might be a better choice, it also means, "I am a vegetarian".


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