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Chinese
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味の素 (Ajinomoto).
Pronunciation
Noun
味素
- (chiefly Hakka, Eastern Min, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) monosodium glutamate
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
味精 (“monosodium glutamate”)
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
味精, 味素, 穀氨酸鈉 Mainland, 麩胺酸鈉 Taiwan
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| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Taiwan
|
味精
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| Harbin
|
味之素 dated
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| Singapore
|
味精
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| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Wuhan
|
味之素
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| Guiyang
|
味精
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| Guilin
|
味精
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
|
味之素 dated
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| Mandarin
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Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)
|
味之素
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| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
味精, 味粉
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| Hong Kong
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味精, 師傅 slang
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| Taishan
|
味之素
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
味之素
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| Pingxiang
|
味精
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
味素
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
味素
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
|
味素
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
|
味素
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
|
味素
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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甜粉
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
味精
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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味四素, 味精
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
味素
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| Matsu
|
味素
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
味素粉
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| Quanzhou
|
味素粉
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| Zhangzhou
|
味素, 味素粉
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| Pinghe
|
味素粉
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| Zhangpu
|
味素粉
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| Taipei
|
味素
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
|
味素
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
|
味素
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
味素
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
|
味素
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| Kaohsiung
|
味素
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
|
味素
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
|
味素
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
|
味素
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
|
味素
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| Yilan
|
味素
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
|
味素
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
味素
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| Taichung
|
味素
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
味素
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| Tainan
|
味素, 味素粉
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| Tainan (Anping)
|
味素
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| Taitung
|
味素
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| Hsinchu
|
味素
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| Kinmen
|
味素粉
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
味素
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
|
味素
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
味素粉
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
味精
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
味精
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| Jieyang
|
味素
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| Wenchang
|
味精
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
味精
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
味之素, 味精
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
味之素
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| Suzhou
|
味之素
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| Hangzhou
|
味精
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| Ningbo
|
味之素
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| Wenzhou
|
味之素 dated
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
味子素
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Etymology 2
|
|
taste
|
plain; element
|
simp. and trad.
(味素)
|
味
|
素
|
| alternative forms
|
味數／味数 Jin; Hokkien
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Pronunciation
Noun
味素
- (Jin, Southern Min, Central Min, Puxian Min) taste
- (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew) smell
- (Teochew) temperament
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
味道 (“taste; flavour”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
|
味
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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滋味, 味道, 風味, 口味
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| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
味兒
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| Taiwan
|
味道, 味
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| Singapore
|
味道, 味
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| Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
|
味兒
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| Central Plains Mandarin
|
Xi'an
|
味道
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| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
味道
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| Wuhan
|
味口, 味
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| Guilin
|
味道
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Yangzhou
|
味道
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| Hefei
|
味道
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| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
味道, 味
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| Hong Kong
|
味道, 味
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
|
味道
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| Yangjiang
|
味
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
味道, 味
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| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
味道
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
味道
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
味緒, 味道
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
味緒, 味道
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
味緒, 味道
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
味緒, 味道
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
味緒, 味道
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
味素, 味緒, 味道
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| Hong Kong
|
味
|
| Singkawang
|
味
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| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
味兒, 味道
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
味道
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| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
味
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| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
味, 味素
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| Quanzhou
|
味, 味素
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| Zhangzhou
|
味, 味素
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
味素
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
味素, 味
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
味, 味素
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| Chaozhou
|
味素, 味道, 味
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| Shantou
|
味道, 味素
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| Jieyang
|
味, 味素
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
吃口
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| Suzhou
|
味道
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| Wenzhou
|
味道
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
味道
|
| Shuangfeng
|
味道
|
Dialectal synonyms of
氣味 (“smell; odour”)
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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氣息, 臭味, 氣
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| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
味兒
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| Taiwan
|
味
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| Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
|
味兒
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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味兒, 味氣
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
|
味味子, 味味兒
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
|
氣氣, 味道
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| Wuhan
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氣味, 氣色
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Yangzhou
|
味道
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| Hefei
|
味道, 氣味
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
味, 𡃴
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| Hong Kong
|
味, 𡃴
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
|
𡃴
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| Yangjiang
|
味, 𡃴
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| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
氣味
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| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
味道, 氣味
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
味道, 氣味
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
味道, 氣味
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
味道, 氣味
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
味道, 氣味
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
味道, 氣味
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
味道, 氣味
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| Hong Kong
|
味
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| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
味氣
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
味道, 氣色
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
味
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
味, 味素
|
| Quanzhou
|
味, 味素
|
| Zhangzhou
|
味
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
味, 味素, 峇羽
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
味, 味素
|
| Chaozhou
|
味, 味素, 羶, 氣味
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| Wu
|
Suzhou
|
味道, 氣味
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| Wenzhou
|
氣道
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
氣色, 味道, 氣味
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| Shuangfeng
|
氣色, 氣
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