







umami
savory taste
Our mouths and tongues have taste buds, which are receptors for the five basic flavors: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami, or what is more commonly referred to as savory.
Half-cooked seafood is quite delicious.

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Open the tool →鲜味 (xiān wèi) means “umami, savory taste”.
鲜味 is pronounced xiān wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
“umami” is 鲜味 (xiān wèi) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 鲜味, each with pinyin and an English translation.