Table 2 Examples of corpus material.
From: COGMED: a database for Chinese olfactory and gustatory metaphor
Part of speech | Character | Word (example) | Item (example) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Olfaction | ||||
Adjectives | 香/臭/腥/膻/臊 Fragrant/Smelly/Fishy/Muttony/Urine | 香艳 Fragrant | 香艳的镜头/香艳的花卉 Sexy scene/Fragrant flowers | |
Nouns | 气味/鼻子/嗅觉 Odor/Nose/Olfaction | 鼻子 Nose | 鼻子是器官/鼻子是鹰钩 The nose is an organ/The nose is a hook | |
Verbs | 闻/嗅/散发 Smell/Sniff/Exude | 嗅 Sniff | 警犬嗅包裹/市场嗅潮流 Police dogs sniff parcels/Markets sniff trends | |
Gustation | ||||
Adjectives | 酸/甜/苦/咸/鲜/辣 Sour/Sweet/Bitter/Salty/Umami/Spicy | 酸味 Sour | 酸味的柠檬/酸味的嫉妒 Sour lemon/Sour envy | |
Nouns | 舌头/滋味/味道 Tongue/Taste/Flavor | 味道 Flavor | 味道是感觉/味道是思念 Flavor is feeling/Flavor is missing | |
Verbs | 品/尝 Taste | 尝 Taste | 孩子尝美食/小人尝恶果 Children taste delicious food/The wicked taste the ill | |
