moo goo gai pan

English

Alternative forms

• mogu-jipian, mogujipian, mo gu ji pian

Etymology

Borrowed from Taishanese 蘑菇雞片／蘑菇鸡片 (mo³ gu¹ gai¹ pen^1*, literally “sliced chicken with button mushrooms”).

Noun

moo goo gai pan (uncountable)

1. An Americanized version of a certain Cantonese dish, usually a simple stir-fried dish consisting of sliced or cubed chicken with white button mushrooms and other vegetables such as snow peas, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and Chinese cabbage.

Translations

dish

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蘑菇雞片／蘑菇鸡片 (mo⁴ gu¹ gai¹ pin^3-2)

  Mandarin: 蘑菇雞片／蘑菇鸡片 (mógū jīpiàn)