味素

Chinese

taste plain; element
simp. and trad.
(味素)

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese  (あじ) (もと) (ajinomoto).

Noun

味素

  1. (chiefly Hakka, Min Dong, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Min Nan) monosodium glutamate
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 味精 (“monosodium glutamate”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 穀氨酸鈉 Mainland、麩胺酸鈉 Taiwan
Mandarin Beijing 味精
Taiwan 味精
Harbin 味之素 dated
Wuhan 味之素
Guiyang 味精
Yangzhou 味之素 dated
Cantonese Guangzhou 味精
Hong Kong 味精
Taishan 味之素
Gan Nanchang 味之素
Pingxiang 味精
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 味素
Hsinchu (Hailu) 甜粉
Jin Taiyuan 味精
Min Bei Jian'ou 味四素、味精
Min Dong Fuzhou 味素
Matsu 味素
Min Nan Xiamen 味素粉
Quanzhou 味素粉
Zhangzhou 味素、味素粉
Taipei 味素、味素粉 mT
Kaohsiung 味素
Tainan 味素
Taichung 味素
Wuqi 味素
Hsinchu 味素
Taitung 味素
Lukang 味素
Yilan 味素
Magong 味素
Penang 味素粉
Chaozhou 味精
Wu Shanghai 味之素
Suzhou 味之素
Hangzhou 味精
Wenzhou 味之素 dated
Chongming 味之素
Ningbo 味之素
Xiang Changsha 味子素
Note mT - mainstream Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

Etymology 2

Noun

味素

  1. (Jin, Min Nan, Min Zhong, Puxian Min) taste
  2. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew) smell
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 味道 (“taste; flavour”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 味道
Mandarin Beijing 味兒
Taiwan 味道
Jinan 味兒
Xi'an 味道
Wuhan 味口、
Chengdu 味道
Yangzhou 味道
Hefei 味道
Cantonese Guangzhou 味道
Hong Kong 味道
Hong Kong (Weitou) 味道
Yangjiang
Gan Nanchang 味道
Hakka Meixian 味道
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 味緒、味道
Liudui (S. Sixian) 味緒、味道
Hsinchu (Hailu) 味緒、味道
Dongshi (Dabu) 味緒、味道
Zhuolan (Raoping) 味緒、味道
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 味素、味緒、味道
Hong Kong
Singkawang
Jin Taiyuan 味兒味道
Min Bei Jian'ou 味道
Min Dong Fuzhou
Min Nan Xiamen 味素
Quanzhou 味素
Zhangzhou 味素
Penang 味素
Chaozhou 味素味道
Wu Suzhou 味道
Wenzhou 味道
Xiang Changsha 味道
Shuangfeng 味道
Dialectal synonyms of 氣味 (“smell; odour”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 氣味
Mandarin Beijing 味兒
Taiwan
Jinan 味兒
Xi'an 味兒、味氣
Wuhan 氣味氣色
Chengdu 氣氣、味道
Yangzhou 味道
Hefei 味道氣味
Cantonese Guangzhou 𡃴
Hong Kong 𡃴
Hong Kong (Weitou) 𡃴
Yangjiang 𡃴
Gan Nanchang 氣味
Hakka Meixian 味道氣味
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 味道氣味
Liudui (S. Sixian) 味道氣味
Hsinchu (Hailu) 味道氣味
Dongshi (Dabu) 味道氣味
Zhuolan (Raoping) 味道氣味
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 味道氣味
Hong Kong
Jin Taiyuan 味氣
Min Bei Jian'ou 味道氣色
Min Dong Fuzhou
Min Nan Xiamen 味素
Quanzhou 味素
Zhangzhou
Chaozhou 味素氣味
Wu Suzhou 味道氣味
Wenzhou 氣道
Xiang Changsha 氣色味道氣味
Shuangfeng 氣色

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