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méng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to sprout
  2. 2. to bud
  3. 3. to have a strong affection for (slang)
  4. 4. adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character)

Example Sentences

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好 萌 !
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13112391)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 萌

萌新
méng xīn

(neologism) (slang) newbie

萌动
méng dòng

to sprout

呆萌
dāi méng

endearingly silly

防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng

to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

萌芽
méng yá

to sprout (lit. or fig.)

装萌
zhuāng méng

(slang) to act cute

萌生
méng shēng

to burgeon

萌萌哒
méng méng dā

(Internet slang) adorable

萌渚岭
méng zhǔ lǐng

Mengzhu mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi

复萌
fù méng

to germinate again

萌发
méng fā

to sprout

旧态复萌
jiù tài fù méng

see 故態復萌|故态复萌[gù tài fù méng]

卖萌
mài méng

(slang) to act cute

杜渐防萌
dù jiān fáng méng

to nip in the bud

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