| 不是味儿 |
bù shì wèir |
not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不是 |
bù shì |
no / is not / not |
| 不是 |
bù shi |
fault; blame |
| 是 |
shì |
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 |
shì |
variant of 是 |
| 是味儿 |
shì wèir |
(of food) to have the right taste / (of people) to feel at ease |
| 味 |
wèi |
taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription |
| 味儿 |
wèir |
taste |
| 儿 |
ér |
child / son |
| 儿 |
r |
non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final |