SAVOURY  好吃旨／美

EXCELLENT to SAVOUR.
TASTYTASTEFULDELICIOUSPALATABLELUSCIOUSMOUTHWATERINGDELECTABLEAMBROSIALTOOTHSOMEDAINTYFLAVORFULAPPETIZINGTEMPTINGINFORMAL YUMMYSCRUMPTIOUSFINGER-LICKINGLIP-SMACKINGMELT-IN-YOUR/THE-MOUTH
Antonym
Hypernym
  • EXCELLENTFEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS
    • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE.
      • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to.
See also
  • EXCELLENTFEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS
    • FRAGRANTEXCELLENT ODOUR.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The standard words for something tasting good are the archaic zhǐ 旨 and the current měi 美 (ant.** sè 澀 "not pleasant to the palate").

      2. Gān 甘 refers primarily to sweetness but is often used for general tastiness of food.

      3. Xiāng 香 (ant. chòu 臭 "stinking and of bad taste") refers primarily to things that smell good, but the word is often used for general tastiness of food.

      4. Hòu 厚 refers the rich good taste of food.

      5. Nèn 嫩 refers to food in which unpleasant hardness has been removed during the boiling so that the food is soft and tasty.

      黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
      HUANG JINGUI 2006

      FOOD 12.

      甘，上古秦漢味美的通稱。

      味，五味總稱，可偏指味美。

      旨，早期指酒味甘美；後指美味的食物，多作名詞。

      鮮，專指食物的一種可口滋味，後世口語詞。

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      可口

      美味

      入味

      是味兒

      夠味兒

      好吃

      愛吃

      適口

      順口

      爽口

      水靈

      鮮美

      鮮

      香

      美味可口

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

        Words

        美  měi OC: mriʔ MC: mi 19 Attributions

        The standard words for something tasting good are the archaic zhǐ 旨 and the current měi 美 (ant.** sè 澀 "not pleasant to the palate").

          Syntactic words
        • nabaestheticpleasant flavour, wonderful taste
        • nmdelicacies
        • vadNof splendid taste
        • vigradedbe of splendid taste, be of good taste　甚美
        甘  gān OC: kaam MC: kɑm 13 Attributions

          Word relations
        • Ant: 疾/INJURE Jí 疾 refers to the inflicting of typically internal physical harm other than external laceration.
        • Epithet: 露/DEW The dominant word for dew is lù 露.
        • Epithet: 雨/RAIN The general word for rain of any kind is yǔ 雨.
        • Assoc: 肥/FAT The current general word for sleekness or obesity is féi 肥 (ant. qū 臞 "emaciated", jí 瘠 "thin") , and it must be noted that the term has positive connotations in ancient China.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNsavoury
        • vadNfigurativesweet to the ear etc
        • vigradedbe delicious; be delicate
        • vt(oN)putativeexperience a contextually determinate object as savouryLZ
        • vtoNputativeconsider as sweet, experience as savoury; regard as delicious
        旨  zhǐ OC: kjiʔ MC: tɕi 6 Attributions

        The standard words for something tasting good are the archaic zhǐ 旨 and the current měi 美 (ant.** sè 澀 "not pleasant to the palate").

          Syntactic words
        • nsubjectsavoury food, exquisite food
        • vadNexquisite, of outstanding culinary quality
        • vibe exquisite, be of outstanding culinary quality
        甘脆  gān cuì MC: kam tshjwejH OC: kaam tshodsCH 6 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • VP[adN]N=humanwhat is delicious> delicaciesCH
        • VPibe deliciousCH
        脆  cuì MC: tshjwejH OC: tshodsCH 4 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vadNcrispy and savouryCH
        • vibe easy to chew> crisp, tender and delicious 甘脆CH
        厚  hòu OC: ɡoos MC: ɦu 1 Attribution

        Hòu 厚 refers the rich good taste of food.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNrich, tasty
        蜜  mì OC: mbiɡ MC: mit 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vadNfigurativesweet; delightful
        香  xiāng OC: qhaŋ MC: hi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution

        Xiāng 香 (ant. chòu 臭 "stinking and of bad taste") refers primarily to things that smell good, but the word is often used for general tastiness of food.

          Syntactic words
        • vibe fragrant and of good taste
        滋味  zī wèi OC: tsɯ mɯds MC: tsɨ mɨi 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • NPabfeaturesavouriness, delicate flavour, good taste
        甘美  gān měi OC: kaam mriʔ MC: kɑm mi 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • NPabfeaturesavoury taste, good flavour
        • VPibe savoury
        甜美  tián měi OC: diim mriʔ MC: dem mi 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPibe savoury
        重  zhòng OC: doŋʔ MC: ɖi̯oŋ 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vadNsavoury, tasty, "heavy" 重酒
        嫩  nèn OC: nuuns MC: nuo̝n 0 Attributions

        Nèn 嫩 refers to food in which unpleasant hardness has been removed during the boiling so that the food is soft and tasty.

          Syntactic words
        渥  wò OC: qrooɡ MC: ʔɣɔk 0 Attributions

          Syntactic words
        • vibe savoury
        藇  xù OC: sɢlaʔ MC: zi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vifine, good tasting (wine)
        美好  měi hǎo OC: mriʔ qhuuʔ MC: mi hɑu 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • VPigradedsavoury

        Existing SW for

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