moo goo gai pan
[ moo goo gahy pan ]
/ ˈmu ˈgu ˈgaɪ ˈpæn /
noun Cantonese Cookery.
a dish of sliced chicken stir-fried with button mushrooms and, often, assorted vegetables.
Origin of moo goo gai pan
< dialectal Chinese; compare Chinese
mógu Mongolian-type mushroom (probably < Mongolian; compare Dagur (Mongolian language of NW Manchuria)
muugee mushroom),
jī chicken (Guangdong dial.
gāi),
piān slice(s)