甘味

Chinese

sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.) taste
simp. and trad.
(甘味)

Pronunciation


Noun

甘味

  1. sweetness; sweet taste
    回頭人生甘味 [Min Nan, trad.]
    回头人生甘味 [Min Nan, simp.]
    From: 陳百潭, 甘味人生
    Hôe-thâu khòaⁿ lîn-seng ū kam-bī. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    There is sweetness in life when you look back later.
  2. sweet flavouring
  3. (literary) delicious food

Synonyms

  • (sweetness): 甜味 (tiánwèi), (literary) 土味 (tǔwèi)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (甘味):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S

Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

甘味 (hiragana あまみ, rōmaji amami)

  1. sweetness

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

甘味 (hiragana かんみ, rōmaji kanmi)

  1. sweetness

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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