"Flavor" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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色彩 sè cǎi tint / coloring / coloration / (fig.) flavor / character
味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor
滋味 zī wèi taste / flavor / feeling
口味 kǒu wèi a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor
气息 qì xī breath / smell / odor / flavor
意味 yì wèi meaning / implication / flavor / overtone / to mean / to imply / (Tw) to get a sense of
情调 qíng diào ambience / mood / flavor
气韵 qì yùn (of literature, art) distinct style / flavor / spirit / character
情味 qíng wèi feeling / flavor / sense
风味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor / distinctive style
诗意 shī yì poetry / poetic quality or flavor
浓烈 nóng liè strong (taste, flavor, smell)
原味 yuán wèi authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
书卷气 shū juàn qì scholarly flavor / educated appearance
洋气 yáng qì Western style / foreign flavor / trendy / fashionable
京味 jīng wèi Beijing flavor / Beijing style
够味 gòu wèi lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent
红曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
不是味儿 bù shì wèi r not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset
走味 zǒu wèi to lose flavor
厚 hòu thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress
五味俱全 wǔ wèi jù quán a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) / every flavor under the sun
五味俱全 wǔ wèi jū quán a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) / every flavor under the sun
含味隽永 hán wèi juàn yǒng fine, lasting flavor (of literature)
跑味 pǎo wèi to lose flavor
跑味儿 pǎo wèi r to lose flavor
重口味 zhòng kǒu wèi strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) / (of food) strongly flavored / (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors / (slang) intense / hardcore
古早味 gǔ zǎo wèi (Tw) traditional style / old-fashioned feel / flavor of yesteryear
吃别人嚼过的馍不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first
橘味 jú wèi tangerine flavor / yuri (genre of fiction featuring lesbian romantic or sexual relationships)
清甜 qīng tián (of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet
砂糖橘 shā táng jú sugar mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. "Shatangju"), a cultivar of mandarin that originated in Guangdong, known for its sweet flavor and easy-to-peel skin
镬气 huò qì "wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)
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