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味素
味素
Chinese
| taste | plain; element | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
simp. and trad. (味素) |
味 | 素 | |
Noun
味素
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 味精 (“monosodium glutamate”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 穀氨酸鈉 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 味精 |
| Taiwan | 味精 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 味精 |
| Hong Kong | 味精 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 味之素 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 味精 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 味素 |
| Min Nan | Quanzhou | 味素粉 |
| Xiamen | 味素粉 | |
| Zhangzhou | 味素、味素粉 | |
| Taipei | 味素、味素粉 | |
| Chaozhou | 味精 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 味之素 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 味子素 |
Etymology 2
Noun
味素
- (Jin, Min Nan, Min Zhong, Puxian Min Min) taste
- (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew) smell
References
- (Min Nan) “Entry #3741”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.