金耳

jīn'ěr
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 golden ear fungus (Tremella aurantialba)
  2. 2 yellow tremella mushroom

Examples

Jīn'ěr shì Yúnnán de yī zhǒng zhēnguì shíyòngjùn.
Golden ear is a prized edible fungus from Yunnan.
Jīn'ěr dùn jītāng yǎngyán rùnfèi.
Golden ear stewed in chicken soup nourishes the skin and lungs.

Tips

culture
金耳 (Tremella aurantialba) is the orange/yellow cousin of the better-known (white tremella) and 木耳 (black wood ear). It's a Yunnan specialty, prized as a 'double-fungus' delicacy because it grows symbiotically with another fungus on alpine oak.

Stroke Order

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