藍瘦香菇

Chinese

		blue thin	shiitake mushroom
trad. (藍瘦香菇)		藍瘦	香菇
simp. (蓝瘦香菇)		蓝瘦	香菇
alternative forms		藍瘦，香菇／蓝瘦，香菇
Literally: “blue thin shiitake”.

Etymology

From a viral 2016 clip, in which the brokenhearted Nanning native Wei Yong (韋勇) spoke in heavily accented Mandarin:

難受，想哭／难受，想哭  ―  nánshòu, xiǎng kū  ―  So sad; I want to cry.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lánshòu xiānggū

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laam⁴ sau³ hoeng¹ gu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lánshòu xiānggū
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lánshòu sianggu
    • Wade–Giles: lan²-shou⁴ hsiang¹-ku¹
    • Yale: lán-shòu syāng-gū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanshow shianggu
    • Palladius: ланьшоу сянгу (lanʹšou sjangu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laam⁴ sau³ hoeng¹ gu¹
    • Yale: làahm sau hēung gū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laam⁴ sau³ hoeng¹ gu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lam⁴ seo³ hêng¹ gu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːm²¹ sɐu̯³³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

Adjective

藍瘦香菇

1. (neologism, slang, humorous) feeling sad; feeling melancholy