後味

Chinese

		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	taste
trad. (後味)		後	味
simp. (后味)		后	味

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hòuwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ mei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòuwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hòuwèi
    • Wade–Giles: hou⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: hòu-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howwey
    • Palladius: хоувэй (xouvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 厚味 後衛／后卫

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ mei⁶
    • Yale: hauh meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ méi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² mei̯²²/

Noun

後味

1. aftertaste

Synonyms

• 回味 (huíwèi)
• (Hokkien) 喙尾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後	味
あと Grade: 2	あじ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あとあじ [àtóájí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) あと​あじ [àtóꜜàjì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [a̠to̞a̠ʑi]

Noun

後(あと)味(あじ) • (atoaji) ^{←あとあぢ (atoadi)?}

1. aftertaste (taste that persists)
2. (figuratively) aftertaste (lingering feelings)

   後味(あとあじ)が悪(わる)い

   atoaji ga warui

   leaving a bad taste in one's mouth