五味

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Chinese

five taste
simp. and trad.
(五味)

Pronunciation


Noun

五味

  1. the five flavours
    五味味道 [MSC, trad.]
    五味味道 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǔwèi zhǐ suān, tián, kǔ, là, xián wǔ zhǒng wèidào.
    The five flavours include sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, hot and salty.
  2. (by extension) all sorts of flavours

Japanese

Kanji in this term

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Pronunciation

Noun

()() (gomi

  1. the five tastes

Proper noun

()() (Gomi

  1. a surname

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

五味

  1. chữ Hán form of ngũ vị (the five flavours).