# 滋味
## Chinese
### Etymology

First attested in 239 B.C.E., in Lüshi Chunqiu.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zīwèi
    (Zhuyin): ㄗ ㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^1$ mei$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂-mi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chir-bī / chu-bī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ze$^1$ bhi$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tsy-mi$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zīwèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄗ ㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zihwèi
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^1$-wei$^4$
*** Yale: dz̄-wèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzywey
*** Palladius: цзывэй (czyvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (滋味兒 / 滋味儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zīwèir
*** Zhuyin: ㄗ ㄨㄟˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zihwèir
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^1$-wei$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: dz̄-wèir
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzywell
*** Palladius: цзывэйр (czyvɛjr)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ wəɻ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^1$ mei$^6$
*** Yale: jī meih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^1$ mei$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^1$ méi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː⁵⁵ mei̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂-mi
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˊ$ mi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^1$ mi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ mi⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chir-bī
*** Tâi-lô: tsir-bī
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ³³ bi⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-bī
*** Tâi-lô: tsu-bī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zu'bi
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ bi³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ze$^1$ bhi$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ bī
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ bi¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tsy-mi$_6$
*** MiniDict: tsy$^平$ mi$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tsr-mi$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ mi²¹/

### Noun

滋味
* (literally) taste; flavor
* (figuratively) feeling; experience
       Tā zhīdào méiyǒu péngyǒu de zīwèi. [Pinyin]
       He knows what it's like to be without friends.
    From: circa 975～978, 李煜《相見歡》
    bié shì yīfān zīwèi zài xīntóu [Pinyin]
    There's an unspeakable feeling not like any other kind in my heart.
* (archaic) delicious food; delicacy
    From: c. 1378, 宋濂,《送東陽馬生序》
    Yù nìlǚ, zhǔrén rì zài sì, wú xiānféi zīwèi zhī xiǎng. [Pinyin]
    Lodging at an inn, the host provided two meals a day, devoid of fresh and fine cuisine to enjoy.
* (Dongyang Wu) salty; salted

#### 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 |
* (feeling):
* 感受 (gǎnshòu)
* 感想 (gǎnxiǎng)
* 感觸 / 感触 (gǎnchù)
* 觀感 / 观感 (guāngǎn)
* (delicious food):
* 甘脆 (gāncuì) (literary)
* 美味 (měiwèi)
* 美食 (měishí)
* 鮮味 / 鲜味 (xiānwèi)

#### Derived terms

* 不是滋味 (bùshì zīwèi)
* 個中滋味 / 个中滋味

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 滋味(じみ) (jimi)
Others:
* → Korean: 재미 (jaemi)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 滋 | 味 |
| じ Grade: 4 | み Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

滋(じ)味(み) • (jimi)
* nutriment, nourishment
* savoriness, deep flavor