毒蝇伞

毒蠅傘

dúyíngsǎn

noun

Measure Word

一朵毒蝇伞 duǒ

Meanings

1 fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
2 fly amanita (the iconic red-cap white-spotted toadstool)

Characters

Examples

森林里那种红伞白点的蘑菇就是毒蝇伞。

Sēnlín lǐ nà zhǒng hóng sǎn bái diǎn de mógū jiùshì dúyíngsǎn.

That red mushroom with white spots in the forest is the fly agaric.

毒蝇伞含有神经毒素，绝对不能吃。

Dúyíngsǎn hányǒu shénjīng dúsù, juéduì bùnéng chī.

Fly agaric contains neurotoxins — never eat it.

Tips

memory

Literal name 'poison-fly umbrella': 毒 (poison) + 蝇 (fly) + 伞 (umbrella) — historically minced in milk to kill houseflies, and shaped like a tiny umbrella. The Mario mushroom and Smurfs' house are both modelled on this species.

Stroke Order

毒 dú

蝇 yíng

伞 sǎn