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味美思酒

wèi měi sī jiǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
vermouth (loanword) / Italian spiced fortified wine
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-198b2b5179b48d63. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

味美思酒 味美思酒 [wei4 mei3 si1 jiu3] /vermouth (loanword)/Italian spiced fortified wine/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 味
    wèi

    taste / smell / (fig.) (bound form) flavor / character / atmosphere / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 思
    sī

    to think / to consider

  • 酒
    jiǔ

    wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]

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