Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

taste plain; element
simp. and trad.
(味素)

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味の素 (Ajinomoto).

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Noun edit

味素

  1. (chiefly Hakka, Eastern Min, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) monosodium glutamate
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Etymology 2 edit

taste plain; element
simp. and trad.
(味素)
alternative forms 味數味数 Jin; Hokkien

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Noun edit

味素

  1. (Jin, Southern Min, Central Min, Puxian Min) taste
  2. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew) smell
  3. (Teochew) temperament
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