味精
Chinese
| taste | energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (味精) | 味 | 精 | |
| simp. #(味精) | 味 | 精 | |
Etymology
Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 味精 (misei), coined by Kikunae Ikeda circa 1908. In Japan, it was renamed to 味の素 (ajinomoto) ( > 味之素 (wèizhīsù) ) for commercial reasons.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 味精 (“monosodium glutamate”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 味精, 穀氨酸鈉 Mainland, 麩胺酸鈉 Taiwan | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 味精 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 甜粉 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 味精 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 味四素, 味精 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 味素 |
| Matsu | 味素 | |
| Min Nan | 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 | |
| Kaohsiung | 味素 | |
| Yilan | 味素 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 味素 | |
| Taichung | 味素 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 味素 | |
| Tainan | 味素, 味素粉 | |
| Taitung | 味素 | |
| Hsinchu | 味素 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 味素 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 味素粉 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 味精 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 味精 | |
| Chaozhou | 味精 | |
| Wenchang | 味精 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 味精 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 味之素 |
| 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 |
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