臭味

Chinese

		sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)	taste
trad. (臭味)		臭	味
simp. #(臭味)		臭	味

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chòuwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau³ mei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhàu-bī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chòuwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chòuwèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: chòu-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chowwey
    • Palladius: чоувэй (čouvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau³ mei⁶
    • Yale: chau meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau³ mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo³ méi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³³ mei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhàu-bī
    • Tâi-lô: tshàu-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhao'bi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bi³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bi³³/

Noun

臭味

1. stench; stink

Synonyms

• 惡臭／恶臭 (èchòu)
• 腐臭 (fǔchòu)
• 臭氣／臭气 (chòuqì)
• 臭氣子／臭气子 (chou⁴ qi⁴ zr) (Xiang)

 

Antonyms

• 幽香 (yōuxiāng)
• 清芳 (Hokkien)
• 清香 (qīngxiāng)
• 清馨 (qīngxīn) (literary)
• 芳味 (fāngwèi)
• 芳香 (fāngxiāng)
• 香味 (xiāngwèi)
• 香氣／香气 (xiāngqì)
• 香氣子／香气子 (xian¹ qi⁴ zr) (Xiang)
• 馨香 (xīnxiāng) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 臭味相投 (chòuwèixiāngtóu)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiùwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiùwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siòuwèi
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: syòu-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowwey
    • Palladius: сювэй (sjuvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

臭味

1. (literary) odour; scent; smell
2. (literary) aspirations and interests; inclination
3. (literary) same type; same kind

Synonyms

• (odour):

Dialectal synonyms of 氣味 (“smell; odour”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		氣息, 臭味, 氣
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	味兒
	Taiwan	味
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	味兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	味兒, 味氣
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	味味子, 味味兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	氣氣, 味道
	Wuhan	氣味, 氣色
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	味道
	Hefei	味道, 氣味
Cantonese	Guangzhou	味, 𡃴
	Hong Kong	味, 𡃴
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	𡃴
	Yangjiang	味, 𡃴
Gan	Nanchang	氣味
Hakka	Meixian	味道, 氣味
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	味道, 氣味
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	味道, 氣味
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	味道, 氣味
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	味道, 氣味
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	味道, 氣味
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	味道, 氣味
	Hong Kong	味
Jin	Taiyuan	味氣
Northern Min	Jian'ou	味道, 氣色
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	味
Southern Min	Xiamen	味, 味素
	Quanzhou	味, 味素
	Zhangzhou	味
	Singapore (Hokkien)	味, 味素, 峇羽
	Manila (Hokkien)	味, 味素
	Chaozhou	味, 味素, 羶, 氣味
Wu	Suzhou	味道, 氣味
	Wenzhou	氣道
Xiang	Changsha	氣色, 味道, 氣味
	Shuangfeng	氣色, 氣

• (aspirations and interests): 志趣 (zhìqù)

Derived terms

• 臭味相投 (xiùwèixiāngtóu)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臭	味
しゅう Grade: S	み Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
臭味 (kyūjitai)

Noun

臭(しゅう)味(み) • (shūmi) 

1. stench, reek