藍瘦香菇

Chinese

		blue thin	shiitake mushroom
trad. (藍瘦香菇)		藍瘦	香菇
simp. (蓝瘦香菇)		蓝瘦	香菇
alternative forms		藍瘦，香菇／蓝瘦，香菇
Literally: “blue thin shiitake”.

Etymology

From a viral 2016 clip, in which the brokenhearted Nanning native Wei Yong (韋勇) spoke in heavily accented Mandarin:

難受，想哭／难受，想哭 ― nánshòu, xiǎng kū ― So sad; I want to cry.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lánshòu xiānggū

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄍㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laam⁴ sau³ hoeng¹ gu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lánshòu xiānggū
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄍㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lánshòu sianggu
  - Wade–Giles: lan²-shou⁴ hsiang¹-ku¹
  - Yale: lán-shòu syāng-gū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanshow shianggu
  - Palladius: ланьшоу сянгу (lanʹšou sjangu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: laam⁴ sau³ hoeng¹ gu¹
  - Yale: làahm sau hēung gū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laam⁴ sau³ hoeng¹ gu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lam⁴ seo³ hêng¹ gu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːm²¹ sɐu̯³³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

Adjective

藍瘦香菇

(neologism, slang, humorous) feeling sad; feeling melancholy