味 wèi

1. wèi noun taste; flavor
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink , Concept: Flavor 味道
   Notes: In the sense of 味道; for example, the idiom 食不知味 'eat without tasting the food [downhearted]' (Guoyu '味' n 1; Kroll 2015 '味' 1, p. 474; Unihan '味'; XHZD '味' 1)
2. wèi measure word measure word for ingredients in Chinese medicine
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Guoyu '味' n 4; XHZD '味' 5)
3. wèi noun significance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 意味 (Guoyu '味' n 3; Kroll 2015 '味' 1a, p. 474; XHZD '味' 3)
4. wèi verb to taste
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 品尝 (Guoyu '味' v 1)
5. wèi verb to ruminate; to mull over
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 研究 (CC-CEDICT '味'; Guoyu '味' v 2; XHZD '味' 3)
6. wèi noun smell; odor
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Smell
   Notes: In the sense of 气味; for example, 臭味 'bad smell' (Guoyu '味' n 2; Unihan '味'; XHZD '味' 2)
7. wèi noun a delicacy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 菜肴 (Guoyu '味' n 5; Unihan '味')
8. wèi noun taste; rasa
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: rasa, or: svāda, Japanese: mi, or: bi, Tibetan: ro (BCSD '味', p. 250; MW 'rasa'; Mahāvyutpatti 'rasaḥ'; SH '味', p. 252; Unihan '味')

Contained in

• 茶禅一味(茶禪一味) Tea and Chan
• 一味禅(一味禪) Chan of one taste
• 佛法味 the flavor of the Dharma
• 一味 with single-mindedness ; always ; one taste ; one flavor [of dharma]
• 九味斋(九味齋) a feast with nine flavors
• 书香味(書香味) fragrance of books
• 八味水 water with eight flavors
• 甘露味经(甘露味經) Abhidharmāmṛta śāstra
• 平心静气天真路 待人真诚意味长(平心靜氣天真路 待人真誠意味長) Peaceful and calm, one embarks on the road to simplicity; Sincere and earnest, one establishes timeless affinity.
• 佛说施饿鬼甘露味大陀罗尼经(佛說施餓鬼甘露味大陀羅尼經) Amrta Hungry Ghost Offering Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Shi E Gui Ganlu Wei Da Tuoluoni Jing

Also contained in

京味 、 美味 、 索然无味 、 山珍海味 、 异味 、 火药味 、 食不知味 、 回味 、 火药味甚浓 、 意味着 、 品味 、 值得品味 、 美味可口 、 家乡味 、 走味 、 寻味 、 无味 、 意味 、 五味俱全 、 年味 、 跑味儿 、 意味深长 、 耐人寻味 、 滋味 、 尝过味道 、 乏味 、 调味料 、 佳味 、 甜味剂 、 海味 、 跑味 、 串味 、 调味品 、 含味隽永 、 别有韵味 、 吃味 、 津津有味 、 味素 、 味儿 、 食不终味 、 品味生活

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 169 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 97
• Scroll 9 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 95
• Scroll 25 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 84 , has parallel version
• Scroll 24 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 84 , has parallel version
• Scroll 185 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 78 , has parallel version
• Scroll 26 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 75
• Scroll 27 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 70
• Scroll 170 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 67
• Scroll 17 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apidamo Fa Zhi Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨發智論 — count: 66
• Scroll 77 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 60 , has parallel version

Collocations

• 味甘 (味甘) 味甘如蜜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 16
• 陀味 (陀味) 自然盛滿天須陀味 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 7 — count: 16
• 味具足 (味具足) 色味具足 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 12
• 舌味 (舌味) 舌味 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 10
• 众味 (眾味) 所食眾味 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
• 色味 (色味) 色味具足 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 7
• 味甜 (味甜) 味甜如蜜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 6
• 知味 (知味) 知味 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 5
• 生地味 (生地味) 地上自然生地味 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 6 — count: 4
• 上味 (上味) 設種種上味 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 4