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重口味

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng kǒu wèi

strong flavor (spicy, salty etc)
(of food) strongly flavored
(of a person) having a preference for strong flavors
(slang) intense
hardcore

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
味: wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy

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4–3–4 · zhong4 kou3 wei4

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cung5 hau2 mei6

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adj

having a liking for heavily flavoured food; fond of salty food
(neologism, slang) having an unusual taste in something (especially a sexual matter); hardcore

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