燉冬菇
Chinese
| stew | a type of shiitake mushroom; Chinese black mushroom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
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