燉冬菇
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Chinese[edit]
stew | a type of shiitake mushroom; Chinese black mushroom | ||
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trad. (燉冬菇/炖冬菇) | 燉/炖 | 冬菇 | |
simp. (炖冬菇) | 炖 | 冬菇 | |
alternative forms | 燉冬菰/炖冬菰 | ||
Literally: “to stew shiitake mushrooms”. |
Etymology[edit]
From slang used by Hong Kong police. In the early days, when plainclothes police officers were demoted, they had to wear the uniform, which included a mushroom-shaped hat. 燉/炖 (dan6, “to stew”) is a pun on 褪 (tan3, “to go backwards”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
燉⫽冬菇 (verb-object)