味道

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Chinese

taste
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
trad. (味道) 味 道
simp. #(味道) 味 道
Literally: “to savour the principles”.

Pronunciation

Note: The verb sense is only read with the reading "wèidào", with emphases on both syllables.
Rime
Character 味 道
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 定 (7)
Final (韻) 微 (21) 豪 (89)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 無沸切 徒晧切
Baxter mj+jH dawX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/mʉiH/ /dɑuX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/mʷɨiH/ /dɑuX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/miuəiH/ /dɑuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/mujH/ /dawX/
Li
Rong 		/miuəiH/ /dɑuX/
Wang
Li 		/mĭwəiH/ /dɑuX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/mwe̯iH/ /dʱɑuX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		wèi dào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mei6 dou6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 味 道
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		wèi dào
Middle
Chinese 		‹ mjɨjH › ‹ dawX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*mt-s/ /*ˁuʔ/
English taste (n.) way

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 味 道
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 12918 11669
Phonetic
component 		未 首
Rime
group 		隊 幽
Rime
subdivision 		1 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		未 道
Old
Chinese 		/*mɯds/ /*l'uːʔ/

Noun

味道

  1. flavour; taste
    品嘗味道／品尝味道  ―  pǐncháng wèidào  ―  to taste the flavour
    味道有點怪。／味道有点怪。  ―  Wèidào yǒudiǎn guài.  ―  It tastes funny.
    要什麼味道的冰淇淋？ [MSC, trad.]
    要什么味道的冰淇淋？ [MSC, simp.]
    Yào shénme wèidào de bīngqílín?
    What flavour of ice cream would you like?
    1. (figurative) taste of cooking; food
      媽媽的味道／妈妈的味道  ―  māma de wèidào  ―  the taste of mum's cooking
  2. smell; odour (Classifier: 股 m)
    菜有股味道。  ―  Cài yǒu gǔ wèidào.  ―  The dish smells rotten.
  3. (figurative) interest
    越看越有味道  ―  yuè kàn yuè yǒu wèidào  ―  the more one reads, the more intriguing becomes
  4. (figurative) particular sense or feeling
    有點諷刺的味道／有点讽刺的味道  ―  yǒudiǎn fěngcì de wèidào  ―  have a touch of sarcasm

Synonyms

  • (flavour):
Dialectal synonyms of 味道 (“taste; flavour”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 味
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 滋味, 味道, 風味, 口味
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 味兒
Taiwan 味道, 味
Singapore 味道, 味
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 味兒
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 味道
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 味道
Wuhan 味口, 味
Guilin 味道
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 味道
Hefei 味道
Cantonese Guangzhou 味道, 味
Hong Kong 味道, 味
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 味道
Yangjiang 味
Singapore (Guangfu) 味道, 味
Gan Nanchang 味道
Hakka Meixian 味道
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 味緒, 味道
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 味緒, 味道
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 味緒, 味道
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 味緒, 味道
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 味緒, 味道
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 味素, 味緒, 味道
Hong Kong 味
Singkawang 味
Jin Taiyuan 味兒, 味道
Northern Min Jian'ou 味道
Eastern Min Fuzhou 味
Southern Min Xiamen 味, 味素
Quanzhou 味, 味素
Zhangzhou 味, 味素
Penang (Hokkien) 味素
Singapore (Hokkien) 味素, 味
Manila (Hokkien) 味, 味素
Chaozhou 味素, 味道, 味
Shantou 味道, 味素
Jieyang 味, 味素
Wu Shanghai 吃口
Suzhou 味道
Wenzhou 味道
Xiang Changsha 味道
Shuangfeng 味道
  • (smell):
Dialectal synonyms of 氣味 (“smell; odour”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 氣息, 臭味, 氣
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 味兒
Taiwan 味
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 味兒
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 味兒, 味氣
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 味味子, 味味兒
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 氣氣, 味道
Wuhan 氣味, 氣色
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 味道
Hefei 味道, 氣味
Cantonese Guangzhou 味, 𡃴
Hong Kong 味, 𡃴
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 𡃴
Yangjiang 味, 𡃴
Gan Nanchang 氣味
Hakka Meixian 味道, 氣味
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 味道, 氣味
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 味道, 氣味
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 味道, 氣味
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 味道, 氣味
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 味道, 氣味
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 味道, 氣味
Hong Kong 味
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
Manila (Hokkien) 味, 味素
Chaozhou 味, 味素, 羶, 氣味
Wu Suzhou 味道, 氣味
Wenzhou 氣道
Xiang Changsha 氣色, 味道, 氣味
Shuangfeng 氣色, 氣

Verb

味道

  1. (Classical) to observe the rules; to savour the reasons; to perceive the truth
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