# 口味
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kǒuwèi
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hau$^2$ mei$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiéu-mi
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khió-bī / kháu-bī
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuwèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuwèi
*** Wade–Giles: kʻou$^3$-wei$^4$
*** Yale: kǒu-wèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouwey
*** Palladius: коувэй (kouvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hau$^2$ mei$^6$
*** Yale: háu meih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hau$^2$ mei$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: heo$^2$ méi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐu̯³⁵ mei̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-mi
*** Hakka Romanization System: kieu$^ˋ$ mi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kieu$^3$ mi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ mi⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-bī
*** Tâi-lô: khió-bī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qioy'bi
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-bī
*** Tâi-lô: kháu-bī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'bi
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

### Noun

口味
* taste; flavour
    我想換個口味。／我想换个口味。 ― Wǒ xiǎng huàn ge kǒuwèi. ― I'd like to try a new flavour.
* (figurative, by extension) one's personal taste, preferences or interests
    你的口味很重。 ― Nǐ de kǒuwèi hěn zhòng. ― You have unusual tastes.

#### Synonyms

* (taste):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 味 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 滋味, 味道, 風味, 口味 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 味兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 味道, 味 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 味道, 味 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 味兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 味道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 味道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 味口, 味 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 味道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 味道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 味道 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 味道, 味 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 味道, 味 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 味道 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 味 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 味道, 味 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 味道 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 味道 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 味素, 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 味 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 味 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 味兒, 味道 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 味道 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 味 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 味素, 味 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 味素, 味道, 味 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 味道, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 味, 味素 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吃口 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 味道 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 味道 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 味道 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 味道 |
* (preferences):
* 偏嗜 (piānshì)
* 喜好 (xǐhào)
* 嗜好 (shìhào)
* 愛好／爱好 (àihào)
* 癖好 (pǐhào)
* 胃口 (wèikǒu) (figurative)
* 興趣／兴趣 (xìngqù)

#### Derived terms

* 重口味 (zhòngkǒuwèi)