味醂
Chinese
| taste | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (味醂) | 味 | 醂 | |
| simp. #(味醂) | 味 | 醂 | |
| alternative forms | 味淋 味啉 味琳 味霖 | ||
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味醂 (mirin).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wèilín
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèilín
- Wade–Giles: wei4-lin2
- Yale: wèi-lín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weylin
- Palladius: вэйлинь (vɛjlinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wèilǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèilǎn
- Wade–Giles: wei4-lan3
- Yale: wèi-lǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weylaan
- Palladius: вэйлань (vɛjlanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: mei6 lam4 / mei6 lam5
- Yale: meih làhm / meih láhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei6 lam4 / mei6 lam5
- Guangdong Romanization: méi6 lem4 / méi6 lem5
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²² lɐm²¹/, /mei̯²² lɐm¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
Noun
味醂
See also
- 味噌 (wèicēng)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 味 | 醂 |
| み Grade: 3 |
りん Hyōgai |
| goon | kan'yōon |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 味淋 味霖 (rare) 美淋 (obsolete) |
Etymology
May be from early Mandarin 密淋 (mì lín, literally “thick pour”), as this kind of thick and sweet rice wine was mentioned in Qing Dynasty texts. Attested in Japanese since at least 1697,[1] when its method of manufacture was described.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
味醂 • (mirin)
- [from 1697] (cooking) mirin: a type of sweet, thick sake, formerly a beverage, now used primarily for cooking in Japanese cuisine
References
- ^ “味醂”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “味醂”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “味▲醂”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][3] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025