味醂

Mandarin · pinyin wèi lín

Meanings

  1. mirin, a Japanese cooking wine
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味
wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
醂
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4–2 · wei4 lin2

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noun

  1. (cooking) mirin (a type of Japanese sake used for cooking)

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