發毛

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See also: 发毛

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
 
hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (發毛)
simp. (发毛)

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發⫽毛 (verb-object)

  1. (chiefly Mandarin) to get scared; to be panicky

Etymology 2

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to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
 
hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (發毛)
simp. (发毛)

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發⫽毛 (verb-object)

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, Jin, Wu, Xiang) to get angry; to lose one's temper
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Etymology 3

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to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
 
hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (發毛)
simp. (发毛)
alternative forms 發霉

refers to the furry appearance of mold. Compare Mandarin 長毛长毛 (zhǎngmáo, “to grow mold”).

Alternatively, may come from (*p- > m-). Compare Min Nan 上殕 (chhiūⁿ-phú, “to become moldy”).

is commonly believed to be from English mold, but this is unlikely.

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發⫽毛 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, Huicheng dialect) to become moldy or mildewed
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