hoeng1 gu1香菇

Jyutpinghoeng1 gu1

Yalehēung gū

名詞

Definition

Shiitake mushroom.

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How it's used

While 香菇 is understood, native speakers almost exclusively use 冬菇 in daily life. Using 香菇 can sound slightly more formal or like a direct translation from written Chinese. It is common to see it on supermarket labels, but in the kitchen or at the market, stick to 冬菇 to sound natural.

Measure word

zek3隻jek

Examples

ni1呢di1啲hoeng1香gu1菇hou2好leng3靚，maai5買di1啲faan1返heoi3去zyu2煮sung3餸laa1啦。

These mushrooms are very nice, buy some to cook with.

nei5你zyu2煮go2嗰dip2碟gai1雞，jau5有mou5冇fong3放hoeng1香gu1菇㗎？

Did you put mushrooms in the chicken dish you cooked?

Common phrases

dung1冬gu1菇zing1蒸gai1雞

steamed chicken with mushrooms

faat3發dung1冬gu1菇

rehydrate dried mushrooms

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 蘑菇, which usually refers to button mushrooms or generic Western-style mushrooms. If you are specifically talking about the dried, dark brown Chinese variety, always use 冬菇.