後味

Chinese

		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	taste
trad. (後味)		後	味
simp. (后味)		后	味

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hòuwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ mei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hòuwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hòuwèi
  - Wade–Giles: hou⁴-wei⁴
  - Yale: hòu-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howwey
  - Palladius: хоувэй (xouvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    厚味
    後衛 / 后卫
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ mei⁶
  - Yale: hauh meih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ mei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ méi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² mei̯²²/

Noun

後味

aftertaste

Synonyms

回味 (huíwèi)
(Hokkien) 喙尾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後	味
あと Grade: 2	あじ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あとあじ [àtóájí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) あとあじ [àtóꜜàjì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠to̞a̠ʑi]

Noun

後(あと)味(あじ) • (atoaji) ^{←あとあぢ (atoadi)^?}

aftertaste (taste that persists)
(figuratively) aftertaste (lingering feelings)
後(あと)味(あじ)が悪(わる)い
atoaji ga warui
leaving a bad taste in one's mouth

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN