冬菇

Chinese

		winter	mushroom
trad. (冬菇)		冬	菇
simp. #(冬菇)		冬	菇
alternative forms		冬菰

Etymology

Literally, “winter mushroom”; shiitake growing in colder weather are supposed to be more flavorful.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): dōnggū

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dong¹ gu¹

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tang-ko͘
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ton-gu
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dong¹ gu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dōnggū
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: donggu
    • Wade–Giles: tung¹-ku¹
    • Yale: dūng-gū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donggu
    • Palladius: дунгу (dungu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: dong¹ gu¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dunggu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ gu¹
    • Yale: dūng gū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ gu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tang-ko͘
    • Tâi-lô: tang-koo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dangkof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /taŋ³³ kɔ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ton-gu
    • MiniDict: ton^平 gu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ton-gu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /toŋ⁵⁵ ɡu²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: dong¹ gu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /tʊŋ³³ ku³³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /tən³³ ku³³/

Noun

冬菇

1. a type of shiitake mushroom; Chinese black mushroom

Derived terms

• 冬菇亭
• 冬菇頭 / 冬菇头 (dung¹ gu¹ tau⁴) (Cantonese)
• 燉冬菇 / 炖冬菇 (dan⁶ dung¹ gu¹) (Cantonese)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冬	菇
どん Grade: 2	こ Hyōgai
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
冬子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どんこ [dòńkó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [dõ̞ŋko̞]

Noun

冬(どん)菇(こ) • (donko) 

1. dried winter-grown shiitake mushrooms with thick, partly open caps

See also

• 椎(しい)茸(たけ) (shītake)
• 香信(こうしん) (kōshin)
• 香菇(こうこ) (kōko)