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Etymology 1 edit

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

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Noun edit

 
蘑菇

蘑菇

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

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Etymology 2 edit

mushroom mushroom
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).

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Verb edit

蘑菇

  1. (colloquial) to pester; to plague
  2. (colloquial) to dawdle; to dillydally
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Etymology 3 edit

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

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

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Adjective edit

蘑菇

  1. (Cantonese, humorous) innocent; guiltless