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
Mandarin	Beijing	味兒
	Taiwan	味
	Jinan	味兒
	Xi'an	味兒, 味氣
	Wuhan	氣味, 氣色
	Chengdu	氣氣, 味道
	Yangzhou	味道
	Hefei	味道, 氣味
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	味味子, 味味兒
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