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味
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Jyutping
jau5 mei6
Pinyin
yǒu wèi
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
tasty
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
形容詞
指食物變壞咗、餿(suk1) 咗
(of food) gone bad
形容詞
下流嘅、鹹濕嘅
obscene; dirty; related to sex or porn
有味笑話
有味笑话
jau5 mei6 siu3 waa2
dirty joke
Definitions (Wiktionary)
adj
interesting; absorbing; engaging; delightful
adj
delicious; delectable; tasty; scrumptious; yummy
verb
to smell strange; to give off an unpleasant odour
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
餿 – 馊
變了味 – 变了味
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
那场演讲很长,但我却听得津津有味。
那場演講很長,但我卻聽得津津有味。
nà chǎng yǎn jiǎng hěn zhǎng , dàn wǒ què tīng dé jīn jīn yǒu wèi 。
The lecture was very long, but I enjoyed it none the less.
Mandarin
吸血鬼有味觉吗?
吸血鬼有味覺嗎?
xī xuè guǐ yǒu wèi jué ma ?
Do vampires have a sense of taste?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
Cantonese
超,份粮又唔系多,我真系睬你都有味。
超,份糧又唔係多,我真係睬你都有味。
ciu1 , fan6 loeng4 jau6 m4 hai6 do1 , ngo5 zan1 hai6 coi2 nei5 dou1 jau5 mei6 。
I'm sorry, but I'm not paid enough to give a damn.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
阿晴睇剧睇到津津有味咁,套剧一定好好睇。
阿晴睇劇睇到津津有味咁,套劇一定好好睇。
aa3 cing4 tai2 kek6 tai2 dou3 zeon1 zeon1 jau5 mei6 gam2, tou3 kek6 jat1 ding6 hou2 hou2 tai2.
Ah-ching enjoys watching the drama. The drama must be good.
Cantonese
佢食得津津有味。
佢食得津津有味。
keoi5 sik6 dak1 zeon1 zeon1 jau5 mei6
It tastes delicious.
Cantonese
有味笑话
有味笑話
jau5 mei6 siu3 waa2
dirty joke
Cantonese
阿伟啲同事都唔想听佢啲有味笑话。
阿偉啲同事都唔想聽佢啲有味笑話。
aa3 wai5 di1 tung4 si6 dou1 m4 soeng2 teng1 keoi5 di1 jau5 mei6 siu3 waa6.
All Wai's colleagues don't want to listen to his sex jokes.
Cantonese
嗒落有味
嗒落有味
the message behind turns clear after one muses the words in one's mind
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
越看越有味道
越看越有味道
yuè kàn yuè yǒu wèi dào
the more one reads, the more intriguing [the book] becomes