味道

Chinese

	taste	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (味道)	味	道
simp. ^#(味道)	味	道
Literally: “to savour the principles”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wèidào

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wei⁴ dao⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): видо (vido, III-I) / видо (vido, III-0)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mei⁶ dou⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): mei⁵ au⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): ui⁵ tau
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): mi-tho

(Meixian, Guangdong): mi⁴ tau⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): vei³ dau²
Northern Min (KCR): mī-dàu
Eastern Min (BUC): ê-dô̤
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bī-tō͘ / bī-tō / bi-tǎu

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhi⁷ dao⁶
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶mi-dau
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uei⁵ dau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèidào → wèidao (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ → ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèidåo
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-tao⁵
  - Yale: wèi-dau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey.daw
  - Palladius: вэйдао (vɛjdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /weɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/

Note: The verb sense is only read with the reading "wèidào", with emphases on both syllables.

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: wei⁴ dao⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uidao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uei²¹³ tau²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: видо (vido, III-I) / видо (vido, III-0)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vi⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/, /vi⁴⁴ tɔ⁰/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ dou⁶
  - Yale: meih douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² tou̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: mei⁵ au⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbei³² au³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ui⁵ tau
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui¹¹ tʰau¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mi-tho
  - Hakka Romanization System: mi to
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mi⁴ to⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mi⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mi⁴ tau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: vei³ dau²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /vei⁴⁵ tau⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mī-dàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵⁵ tau⁴²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ê-dô̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(t-)lɔ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-tō͘
  - Tâi-lô: bī-tōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bixdo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁴¹⁻²² tɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-tō
  - Tâi-lô: bī-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bixdoi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /bi²²⁻²¹ to²²/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi-tǎu
  - Tâi-lô: bi-tǎu
  - IPA (Longyan): /bi³³⁴ tau⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhi⁷ dao⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bī tău
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bi¹¹ tau³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶mi-dau
  - MiniDict: mi^去 dau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³mi-dau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mi²² dɔ⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: uei⁵ dau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u̯e̞i̯²¹⁻¹¹ tɒu̯⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: mj+jH dawX

Rime
Character	味	道
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	微 (21)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	無沸切	徒晧切
Baxter	mj+jH	dawX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉi^H/	/dɑu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷɨi^H/	/dɑu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/miuəi^H/	/dɑu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muj^H/	/daw^X/
Li Rong	/miuəi^H/	/dɑu^X/
Wang Li	/mĭwəi^H/	/dɑu^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/mwe̯i^H/	/dʱɑu^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèi	dào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mei⁶	dou⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m[ə]t-s [kə.l]ˤuʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*mɯds l'uːʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	味	道
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wèi	dào
Middle Chinese	‹ mjɨj^H ›	‹ daw^X ›
Old Chinese	/*m[ə]t-s/	/*[kə.l]ˁuʔ/
English	taste (n.)	way
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	味	道
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	12918	11669
Phonetic component	未	首
Rime group	隊	幽
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	未	道
Old Chinese	/*mɯds/	/*l'uːʔ/

Noun

味道

flavour; taste
品嘗味道／品尝味道 ― pǐncháng wèidào ― to taste the flavour

味道有點怪。／味道有点怪。 ― Wèidào yǒudiǎn guài. ― It tastes funny.

要什麼味道的冰淇淋？ [MSC, trad.]
要什么味道的冰淇淋？ [MSC, simp.]
Yào shénme wèidào de bīngqílín? [Pinyin]
What flavour of ice cream would you like?
1. (figurative) taste of cooking; food
  媽媽的味道／妈妈的味道 ― māma de wèidào ― the taste of mum's cooking
smell; odour (Classifier: 股 m)
菜有股味道。 ― Cài yǒu gǔ wèidào. ― The dish smells rotten.
(figurative) interest
越看越有味道 ― yuè kàn yuè yǒu wèidào ― the more one reads, the more intriguing [the book] becomes
(figurative) particular sense or feeling
有點諷刺的味道／有点讽刺的味道 ― yǒudiǎn fěngcì de wèidào ― have a touch of sarcasm

Synonyms

(flavour):

Dialectal synonyms of 味道 (“taste; flavour”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		味
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		滋味, 味道, 風味, 口味
Mandarin	Beijing	味兒
	Taiwan	味道, 味
	Jinan	味兒
	Xi'an	味道
	Wuhan	味口, 味
	Chengdu	味道
	Guilin	味道
	Yangzhou	味道
	Hefei	味道
	Singapore	味道, 味
Cantonese	Guangzhou	味道, 味
	Hong Kong	味道, 味
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	味道
	Yangjiang	味
	Singapore (Guangfu)	味道, 味
Gan	Nanchang	味道
Hakka	Meixian	味道
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	味緒, 味道
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	味緒, 味道
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	味緒, 味道
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	味緒, 味道
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	味緒, 味道
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	味素, 味緒, 味道
	Hong Kong	味
	Singkawang	味
Jin	Taiyuan	味兒, 味道
Northern Min	Jian'ou	味道
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	味
Southern Min	Xiamen	味, 味素
	Quanzhou	味, 味素
	Zhangzhou	味, 味素
	Penang (Hokkien)	味素
	Singapore (Hokkien)	味素, 味
	Manila (Hokkien)	味, 味素
	Chaozhou	味素, 味道, 味
	Jieyang	味, 味素
Wu	Shanghai	吃口
	Suzhou	味道
	Wenzhou	味道
Xiang	Changsha	味道
Xiang	Shuangfeng	味道

(smell):

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
Wu	Wenzhou	氣道
Xiang	Changsha	氣色, 味道, 氣味
Xiang	Shuangfeng	氣色, 氣

Verb

味道

(Classical) to observe the rules; to savour the reasons; to perceive the truth

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