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洋味
yáng wèi
Pinyin
Definition
洋味
-
yáng wèi
Western taste
Western style
Character Decomposition
洋
氵
羊
味
口
木
一
Related Words
(20)
口味
kǒu wèi
1
a person's preferences
2
tastes (in food)
3
flavor
味
wèi
1
taste
2
smell
3
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
味道
wèi dao
1
flavor
2
smell
3
hint of
年味
nián wèi
1
Spring Festival atmosphere
2
festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
意味
yì wèi
1
meaning
2
implication
3
flavor
4
overtone
5
to mean
6
to imply
7
(Tw) to get a sense of
海洋
hǎi yáng
1
ocean
2
CL:個|个[gè]
滋味
zī wèi
1
taste
2
flavor
3
feeling
美味
měi wèi
1
delicious
2
delicious food
3
delicacy
一味
yī wèi
1
blindly
2
invariably
乏味
fá wèi
1
tedious
人情味
rén qíng wèi
1
human warmth
2
friendliness
3
human touch
入味
rù wèi
1
tasty
2
to be absorbed in sth
3
interesting
南洋
Nán yáng
1
Southeast Asia
2
South seas
原味
yuán wèi
1
authentic taste
2
plain cooked
3
natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
味儿
wèi r5
1
taste
味精
wèi jīng
1
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
味蕾
wèi lěi
1
taste bud(s)
味觉
wèi jué
1
sense of taste
2
gustation
品味
pǐn wèi
1
to sample
2
to taste
3
to appreciate
4
one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc)
5
good taste
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
1
full of joy (idiom); jubilation
Idioms
(20)
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
1
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
1
with complex feelings (idiom)
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
1
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
2
tasteless
3
insipid
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
1
full of joy (idiom); jubilation
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
1
monotonous
2
dull
3
tedious (idiom)
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
1
combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
崇洋媚外
chóng yáng mèi wài
1
to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
望洋兴叹
wàng yáng xīng tàn
1
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
2
fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
洋场恶少
yáng chǎng è shào
1
city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
洋洋大篇
yáng yáng dà piān
1
lit. an ocean of writing
2
an impressive literary work (idiom)
洋洋得意
yáng yáng dé yì
1
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
2
proud
3
complacent
洋洋洒洒
yáng yáng sǎ sǎ
1
voluminous
2
flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)
洋洋自得
yáng yáng zì dé
1
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
2
proud
3
complacent
洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào
1
to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
津津有味
jīn jīn yǒu wèi
1
with keen interest (idiom)
2
with great pleasure
3
with gusto
4
eagerly
淡泊寡味
dàn bó guǎ wèi
1
insipid and tasteless (idiom)
热情洋溢
rè qíng yáng yì
1
brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
1
delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
食不知味
shí bù zhī wèi
1
lit. to eat without tasting the food
2
worried or downhearted (idiom)
食之无味,弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
1
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
2
fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
Sample Sentences