蘑菇

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Chinese

Etymology 1

mushroom mushroom
trad. (蘑菇)
simp. #(蘑菇)
alternative forms 蘑菰
磨菇
磨菰
摩姑
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Particularly: “According to WOLD, borrowed from Mongolian мөөг (möög), rather than the other way around.[1]

Pronunciation


Noun

蘑菇

蘑菇

  1. mushroom
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Manchu: ᠮᡝᡤᡠ (megu)
  • Mongolian: ᠮᠥᠭᠦ (mögü) / мөөг (möög)
  • Uyghur: موگۇ (mogu)

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Etymology 2

phonetic
trad. (蘑菇)
simp. #(蘑菇)
alternative forms 磨咕
摩姑

Composed of (, “to dawdle; to pester”) + (gu), a suffix for verbs (Zhou, 2002).

Pronunciation


Verb

蘑菇

  1. (colloquial) to dawdle; to dillydally
  2. (colloquial) to pester; to plague
Derived terms

Etymology 3

mushroom mushroom
trad. (蘑菇)
simp. #(蘑菇)
alternative forms 磨菇

Alteration of 無辜 (mou4 gu1, “innocent; guiltless”).

Pronunciation


Adjective

蘑菇

  1. (Cantonese, humorous) innocent; guiltless

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