怪味 (guài wèi) — unusual taste, odd flavor; something wrong, something suspicious (figurative)
Definition
怪味 means 'a strange or off taste' — a flavor that seems wrong or suspicious, not just unusual. In figurative use it signals something feels off or fishy.
noun
unusual tasteodd flavorsomething wrongsomething suspicious (figurative)
Examples
- 怪味，。Zhè pán cài yǒu guài wèi, bié chī le.This dish has a strange taste — don't eat it.
- 怪味。Wǒ zǒng jué de zhè shì qing yǒu guài wèi.I always feel there's something fishy about this matter.
- 怪味。Niú nǎi fàng tài jiǔ huì yǒu guài wèi.Milk left for too long will develop a funny taste.
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