口味

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	taste
simp. and trad. (口味)		口	味

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒuwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² mei⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiéu-mi
Min Nan (POJ): khió-bī / kháu-bī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒuwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouwey
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² mei⁶
  - Yale: háu meih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² mei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² méi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ mei̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-mi
  - Hakka Romanization System: kieu` mi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kieu³ mi⁴
  - IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ mi⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-bī
  - Tâi-lô: khió-bī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qioy'bi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-bī
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-bī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'bi
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

Noun

口味

taste; flavour
我想換個口味。 / 我想换个口味。 ― Wǒ xiǎng huàn ge kǒuwèi. ― I'd like to try a new flavour.
(figuratively, by extension) one's personal taste, preferences or interests
你的口味很重。 ― Nǐ de kǒuwèi hěn zhòng. ― You have unusual tastes.

Synonyms

(taste): 味道 (wèidào), 滋味 (zīwèi)

Derived terms

重口味 (zhòngkǒuwèi)

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