萌萌
Chinese
| (archaic) people; sprout; (neologism) moe, cute | (archaic) people; sprout; (neologism) moe, cute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (萌萌) | 萌 | 萌 | |
| simp. #(萌萌) | 萌 | 萌 | |
Etymology 1
Likely from the homophonic 盟 (méng) in the names of anti-LGBT organisations, such as 真愛盟, 護家盟 and 信望盟.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: méngméng
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: méngméng
- Wade–Giles: mêng2-mêng2
- Yale: méng-méng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mengmeng
- Palladius: мэнмэн (mɛnmɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 懞懞 / 蒙蒙
濛濛 / 蒙蒙
矇矇 / 蒙蒙
蒙蒙
- (Standard Chinese)
Noun
萌萌
- (Taiwan, neologism, derogatory) anti-LGBT person or organisation; homophobe
- 2019, 麥郁杰, quoting 祁家威 [Chi Chia-wei], “祁家威：平權理想家”, in Gentlemen's Quarterly (國際中文版)[1], number 279, page 155:
- 大家都說我是好人，但我其實是一個壞人，而且是萌萌眼中的大惡人。 [MSC, trad.]
- Dàjiā dōu shuō wǒ shì hǎorén, dàn wǒ qíshí shì yī ge huàirén, érqiě shì méngméng yǎnzhōng de dà èrén. [Pinyin]
- Everyone says I am a good person, but I am actually a bad person; in fact, I am a great villain in the eyes of homophobes.
大家都说我是好人，但我其实是一个坏人，而且是萌萌眼中的大恶人。 [MSC, simp.]
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: méngméng
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: méngméng
- Wade–Giles: mêng2-mêng2
- Yale: méng-méng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mengmeng
- Palladius: мэнмэн (mɛnmɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 懞懞 / 蒙蒙
濛濛 / 蒙蒙
矇矇 / 蒙蒙
蒙蒙
- (Standard Chinese)
Verb
萌萌
- (obsolete) alternative form of 蕄蕄 / 𰱉𰱉 (“to exist”)