Chinese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
味四素
- (Northern Min) monosodium glutamate; MSG
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
味精 (“monosodium glutamate”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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味精, 味素, 穀氨酸鈉 Mainland, 麩胺酸鈉 Taiwan
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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味精
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| Harbin
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味之素 dated
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| Singapore
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味精
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Wuhan
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味之素
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| Guiyang
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味精
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| Guilin
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味精
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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味之素 dated
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| Mandarin
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Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)
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味之素
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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味精, 味粉
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| Hong Kong
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味精, 師傅 slang
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| Taishan
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味之素
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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味之素
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| Pingxiang
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味精
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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味素
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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味素
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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味素
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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味素
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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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
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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
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味素
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| Matsu
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味素
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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味素粉
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| Quanzhou
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味素粉
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| Zhangzhou
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味素, 味素粉
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| Pinghe
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味素粉
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| Zhangpu
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味素粉
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| Taipei
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味素
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
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味素
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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味素
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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味素
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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味素
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| Kaohsiung
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味素
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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味素
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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味素
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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味素
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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味素
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| Yilan
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味素
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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味素
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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味素
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| Taichung
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味素
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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味素
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| Tainan
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味素, 味素粉
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| Tainan (Anping)
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味素
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| Taitung
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味素
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| Hsinchu
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味素
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| Kinmen
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味素粉
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| Penghu (Magong)
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味素
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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味素
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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味素粉
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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味精
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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味精
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| Jieyang
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味素
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| Wenchang
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味精
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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味精
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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味之素, 味精
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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味之素
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| Suzhou
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味之素
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| Hangzhou
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味精
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| Ningbo
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味之素
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| Wenzhou
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味之素 dated
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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味子素
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