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异味

yì wèi

2-character word Traditional 異味

What 异味 means

1. unpleasant odor

The characters in 异味

• 异yìdifferent; other; hetero-
• 味wèitaste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel

Words containing 异味

• 公猪异味gōng zhū yì wèiboar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pigs

Sounds the same

Read yì wèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 意味meaning; implication; flavor
• 意谓to mean; meaning

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