模因

Chinese

		imitate; model; norm imitate; model; norm; pattern	cause; reason; because
trad. (模因)		模	因
simp. #(模因)		模	因

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English meme. Similar to 基因 (jīyīn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: móyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: móyin
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-yin¹
    • Yale: mwó-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moin
    • Palladius: моинь (moinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ in⁵⁵/

Noun

模因

1. (neologism) meme

Synonyms

• 迷因 (míyīn)