Definition
怪味 literally means 'odd taste' but can also be used figuratively to mean 'something wrong' or 'a suspicious quality' about a situation, similar to English 'there's something fishy'. As a noun, it appears in 有怪味 (has a strange taste) or 感觉有怪味 (feels off).
n.
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 juéde zhè shìqing yǒu guài wèi.I always feel there's something fishy about this matter.
- 怪味。Niúnǎi fàng tài jiǔ huì yǒu guài wèi.Milk left for too long will develop a funny taste.
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