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泡蘑菇 — “To stall for time”

泡蘑菇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stall for time”. To dawdle deliberately; to procrastinate by talking irrelevantly or dragging out a task.

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泡蘑菇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

泡蘑菇 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
泡
pào8bubble, soak, waste time
蘑
mó19dawdle or procrastinate
菇
gu11mushroom or fungus

Example Sentence with 泡蘑菇

他总是喜欢在开会的时候泡蘑菇,结果会议时间总是一拖再拖。
He always likes to stall for time during meetings, and as a result, the meetings always drag on and on.

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More idioms starting with 泡

  • pào泡bìng病hào号feign illness to avoid work

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What does 泡蘑菇 mean?

泡蘑菇 (pào mó gu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stall for time”.

How do you pronounce 泡蘑菇?

泡蘑菇 is pronounced pào mó gu in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 泡蘑菇?

故意东拉西扯或纠缠来拖延时间

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