味之素

Chinese

		taste	's; him/her/it; this	plain; element
simp. and trad. (味之素)		味	之	素

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味の素 (Ajinomoto).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèizhīsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mei⁶ zi¹ sou³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): mi⁵ zi¹ lhu^1*

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'ui⁵ zi¹ su⁴
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vi-tsy-su; ⁶mi-tsy-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèizhīsù
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèijhihsù
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-chih¹-su⁴
    • Yale: wèi-jr̄-sù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyjysuh
    • Palladius: вэйчжису (vɛjčžisu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁶ zi¹ sou³
    • Yale: meih jī sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ dzi¹ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ ji¹ sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ sou̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: mi⁵ zi¹ lhu^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbi³² t͡si³³ ɬu³³⁻³³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'ui⁵ zi¹ su⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈui¹¹ t͡sz̩⁴² su³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶vi-tsy-su; ⁶mi-tsy-su
    • MiniDict: vi^去 tsy su; mi^去 tsy su
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vi-tsr-su; ³mi-tsr-su
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vi²² t͡sz̩⁵⁵ su²¹/, /mi²² t͡sz̩⁵⁵ su²¹/

Noun

味之素

1. (dated or Taishanese, Gan, Wu) 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
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	味精
	Harbin	味之素 dated
	Singapore	味精
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	味之素
	Guiyang	味精
	Guilin	味精
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	味之素 dated
Mandarin	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	味之素
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