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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)

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Words Containing 萌

萌发
méng fā

to sprout

萌芽
méng yá

to sprout (lit. or fig.)

呆萌
dāi méng

endearingly silly

复萌
fù méng

to germinate again

杜渐防萌
dù jiān fáng méng

to nip in the bud

旧态复萌
jiù tài fù méng

see 故態復萌|故态复萌[gù tài fù méng]

萌动
méng dòng

to sprout

萌新
méng xīn

(neologism) (slang) newbie

萌渚岭
méng zhǔ lǐng

Mengzhu mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi

萌生
méng shēng

to burgeon

萌萌哒
méng méng dā

(Internet slang) adorable

装萌
zhuāng méng

(slang) to act cute

卖萌
mài méng

(slang) to act cute

防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng

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

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