口味
Chinese
| mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | taste | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (口味) |
口 | 味 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hau2 mei6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiéu-mi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khió-bī / kháu-bī
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuwèi
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuwèi
- Wade–Giles: kʻou3-wei4
- Yale: kǒu-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouwey
- Palladius: коувэй (kouvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hau2 mei6
- Yale: háu meih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau2 mei6
- Guangdong Romanization: heo2 méi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯³⁵ mei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-mi
- Hakka Romanization System: kieuˋ mi
- Hagfa Pinyim: kieu3 mi4
- Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ mi⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-bī
- Tâi-lô: khió-bī
- Phofsit Daibuun: qioy'bi
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-bī
- Tâi-lô: kháu-bī
- Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'bi
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Noun
口味
- taste; flavour
- (figurative, by extension) one's personal taste, preferences or interests
Synonyms
- (taste):
Dialectal synonyms of 味道 (“taste; flavour”) [map]
| 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 | |
- (preferences):
Derived terms
- 重口味 (zhòngkǒuwèi)