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發毛

發毛

See also: 发毛

Chinese

 
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
hair; pore; fur
trad. (發毛)
simp. (发毛)

Pronunciation


Verb

發毛

  1. (Mandarin) to get scared; to be panicky

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Verb

發毛

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, Jin, Wu, Xiang) to get angry

Etymology 3

refers to the furry appearance of mold. Compare Mandarin 長毛长毛 (“to grow mold”).

Alternatively, may come from (*p- > m-). Compare Min Nan 上殕 (chhiūⁿ-phú, “to become moldy”).

is commonly believed to be from English mold, but this is unlikely.

Pronunciation


Verb

發毛

  1. (Cantonese) to become moldy or mildewed
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 發霉 (“to become mouldy”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 發霉
Mandarin Beijing 長醭兒、發霉、長毛兒
Taiwan 發霉
Cantonese Guangzhou 發毛
Hong Kong 發毛
Taishan 發毛
Gan Nanchang 發霉
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 生菇
Liudui (S. Sixian) 生菇
Hsinchu (Hailu) 生菇
Dongshi (Dabu) 生菇
Zhuolan (Raoping) 生菇
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 生菇
Jin Taiyuan 發霉
Min Dong Fuzhou 發殕、發霉
Min Nan Quanzhou 臭殕、生殕、上殕
Xiamen 臭殕、生殕、上殕、生菇
Zhangzhou 臭殕、生殕、上殕、生菇
Taipei 生菇、上殕、臭殕
Wu Wenzhou