蘑菇 mógu mushroom
mushroom; to pester; to dawdle
How to remember 蘑菇: 蘑 mushroom + 菇 mushroom = mushroom.
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How it is used
- The everyday word for mushroom - 采蘑菇 (cǎi mógu) pick mushrooms.
- Colloquial second sense: to dawdle or pester someone - 别跟我磨蘑菇 (bié gēn wǒ mó mógu) stop stalling/nagging me.
- 菇 is toneless gu here.