味子素

Chinese

		taste	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	plain; element
simp. and trad. (味子素)		味	子	素

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 味之素?”)

Pronunciation

• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uei⁴ zr sou⁴

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• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: uei⁴ zr sou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u̯e̞i̯⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³ səu̯⁴⁵/

Noun

味子素

1. (Xiang) monosodium glutamate; MSG

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 味精 (“monosodium glutamate”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		味精, 味素, 穀氨酸鈉 Mainland, 麩胺酸鈉 Taiwan
Mandarin	Taiwan	味精
	Harbin	味之素 dated
	Wuhan	味之素
	Guiyang	味精
	Guilin	味精
	Yangzhou	味之素 dated
	Changle (Qinjiang)	味之素
	Singapore	味精
Cantonese	Guangzhou	味精, 味粉
	Hong Kong	味精, 師傅 slang
	Taishan	味之素
Gan	Nanchang	味之素
	Pingxiang	味精
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	味素
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	味素
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	味素
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	味素
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	味素
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	甜粉
Jin	Taiyuan	味精
Northern Min	Jian'ou	味四素, 味精
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	味素
	Matsu	味素
Southern Min	Xiamen	味素粉
	Quanzhou	味素粉
	Zhangzhou	味素, 味素粉
	Pinghe	味素粉
	Zhangpu	味素粉
	Taipei	味素
	Taipei (Wanhua)	味素
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	味素
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	味素
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	味素
	Kaohsiung	味素
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	味素
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	味素
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	味素
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	味素
	Yilan	味素
	Yilan (Toucheng)	味素
	Changhua (Lukang)	味素
	Taichung	味素
	Taichung (Wuqi)	味素
	Tainan	味素, 味素粉
	Tainan (Anping)	味素
	Taitung	味素
	Hsinchu	味素
	Kinmen	味素粉
	Penghu (Magong)	味素
	Penghu (Xiyu)	味素
	Penang (Hokkien)	味素粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	味精
	Manila (Hokkien)	味精
	Jieyang	味素
	Wenchang	味精
	Singapore (Hainanese)	味精
Wu	Shanghai	味之素, 味精
	Shanghai (Chongming)	味之素
	Suzhou	味之素
	Hangzhou	味精
	Ningbo	味之素
	Wenzhou	味之素 dated
Xiang	Changsha	味子素