味之素

味之素

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'ui⁵ zi¹ su⁴
• Wu (Wiktionary): vi tsr su (T3); mi tsr su (T3)

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• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'ui⁵ zi¹ su⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈui¹¹ t͡sz̩⁴² su³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: vi tsr su (T3); mi tsr su (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /v̻i²² t͡sz̩⁵⁵ sv̩ʷ²¹/, /mi²² t͡sz̩⁵⁵ sv̩ʷ²¹/

Noun

味之素

1. Ajinomoto (a Japanese food company)
2. (Taishanese, Gan, Wu) monosodium glutamate; MSG

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 味精 (“monosodium glutamate”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		穀氨酸鈉 Mainland, 麩胺酸鈉 Taiwan
Mandarin	Beijing	味精
	Taiwan	味精
	Harbin	味之素 dated
	Wuhan	味之素
	Guiyang	味精
	Yangzhou	味之素 dated
Cantonese	Guangzhou	味精
	Hong Kong	味精
	Taishan	味之素
Gan	Nanchang	味之素
	Pingxiang	味精
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	味素
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	甜粉
Jin	Taiyuan	味精
Min Bei	Jian'ou	味四素, 味精
Min Dong	Fuzhou	味素
	Matsu	味素
Min Nan	Xiamen	味素粉
	Quanzhou	味素粉
	Zhangzhou	味素, 味素粉
	Taipei	味素, 味素粉 mT
	Kaohsiung	味素
	Tainan	味素
	Taichung	味素
	Wuqi	味素
	Hsinchu	味素
	Taitung	味素
	Lukang	味素
	Yilan	味素
	Magong	味素
	Penang (Hokkien)	味素粉
	Chaozhou	味精
Wu	Shanghai	味之素
	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
Note	mT - mainstream Taiwanese (no particular region identified)