Taiwan Mandarin

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味精

wèijīng·ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

“monosodium glutamate (MSG); a flavor enhancer made from soybeans, wheat, or similar ingredients.”

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taste; smell; flavor; the sense of smell or taste; a particular kind of feeling or quality; a classifier for food or medicine; to taste or savor.

jīng·ㄐㄧㄥ

Essence; pure part of a substance; spirit or mind; mythical goblin; semen; highly perfected; elite; proficient; extremely.