奶菇

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Chinese[edit]

breast; lady; milk mushroom
trad. (奶菇)
simp. #(奶菇)
alternative forms 奶姑
乳菇
乳姑

Etymology[edit]

Bauer (1987) suggests that the suffix is derived from an Austro–Tai word for “head” (compare Thai หัว (hǔua), Zhuang gyaeuj, Bouyei jauc, Hlai ghwous); also compare Cantonese in 膝頭哥膝头哥 (“knee”), 鼻哥 (“nose”).

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Noun[edit]

奶菇

  1. (Hakka) breast

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