Is “蓝瘦香菇” a kind of mushroom?

蓝瘦香菇 (lán shòu xiāng gū) became an internet phenomenon in China almost overnight. It is however not about mushroom. The "蓝瘦香菇" (meaning blue skinny mushroom literally) is pronounced very similar to "feel bad, want to cry" 难受，想哭 (nán shòu, xiǎng kū) in a local dialect from Nanning, a Guangxi city in southern China.

几乎是一夜间，“蓝瘦香菇”突然在中国社交网站上爆红。然而，跟香菇没什么关系。在中国南方城市南宁，“蓝瘦香菇"的方言发音跟“难受，想哭”很相似。

This all originate to a local young man who uploaded a video clip online to express his sad feelings on a bad date he had earlier that day. He repeatedly murmured how bad he feels at the moment and wants to cry. And he continued to ask why it.

这一切都源自于一个当地的年轻人上传了一段视频在网络上来表达他当天悲伤的心情。他反复嘀咕他很难受，很想哭。他一直问为什么……为什么……

But to the opposite, you just can't stop laughing after watching it because it does sound like he's kept saying " blue skinny mushroom".

但是相反，你看了以后会忍不住大笑，满脑子只剩下魔性的声音“蓝瘦，香菇”不停的重复。

The funny comparison in the clip inspires Chinese netizens' creativities into a memes wave.

这个搞笑视频让中国网友玩出了各种梗。

It is even printed on the NZ's 50 dollar note.

新西兰甚至还把这种蘑菇印在了50元钞票上。

Blue mushroom stamp issue one of a series of six NZ fungi 2002.

这种蘑菇也在2002年发行的一组六枚新西兰菌类的邮票上。

Explanation: 

蓝瘦 (难受)

feel sad

香菇 (想哭)

wanna cry = want to cry 

I feel so sad, I want to cry. 我很伤心，我想哭。(wǒ hěn shāng xīn, wǒ xiǎng kū)

Example: 

A: What made you so sad? You look so pale just now.

A: 什么使你这么难受？你看上去脸色苍白。

shén me shǐ nǐ zhè me nán shòu? nǐ kàn shàng qù liǎn sè cāng bái 

B: I felt a lump in my throat (felt so bad) when Sarah said that she would not be thankful to me for what I have done, She drove me crazy.

B: 当莎拉对我说她不会对我所做的一切表示感激时，我心里非常难过。她快让我发疯了。

dāng shā lā duì wǒ shuō tā bú huì duì wǒ suǒ zuò de yí qiè biǎo shì gǎn jī shí, wǒ xīn lǐ fēi cháng nán guò. tā kuài ràng wǒ fā fēng le 

A: You don't have to take that too much to heart. She's a barking dog.

A: 你别太往心里去，她只是随便说说而已。

nǐ bié tài wǎng xīn lǐ qù, tā zhǐ shì suí biàn shuō shuo ér yǐ 

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