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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khió-bī / kháu-bī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuwèi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-wei⁴
    • Yale: kǒu-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouwey
    • Palladius: коувэй (kouvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² mei⁶
    • Yale: háu meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² méi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ mei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-mi
    • Hakka Romanization System: kieu` mi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kieu³ mi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ mi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-bī
    • Tâi-lô: khió-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioy'bi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-bī
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'bi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 口味

1. 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.

2. (figurative, 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): 風味／风味 (fēngwèi), 味道 (wèidào), 滋味 (zīwèi)