Definition
胃口 (wèi kǒu) literally means 'appetite' for food, but is also used figuratively for a person's taste or interest in something (e.g., 对胃口 'to one's liking'). Unlike 食欲 (shí yù), which is strictly the physical desire to eat, 胃口 covers both the literal and metaphorical sense. 口味 (kǒu wèi) refers to the flavor of food or someone's preference in taste, not the desire to eat.
noun
appetite (desire for food)likingtasteinterest (figurative, as in 'to one's liking')
Examples
- ，胃口。Tā shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ wèi kǒu bù hǎo.He is sick, so his appetite is poor.
- 胃口。Zhè zhǒng yīnyuè hěn duì wǒ de wèi kǒu.This kind of music really suits my taste.
- 胃口，。Tā de wèi kǒu yìzhí hěn hǎo, cóng bù tiāoshí.Her appetite has always been good; she's never picky about food.
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