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

  (Pinyin): méngméng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ

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• 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:

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Noun

萌萌

1. (Taiwan, neologism, derogatory) anti-LGBT person or organisation; homophobe

   • 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.]
     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.]

     From: 2019, 麥郁杰, 祁家威：平權理想家, in Gentlemen's Quarterly (國際中文版), number 279, page 155, quoting 祁家威 [Chi Chia-wei]

     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.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méngméng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ

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• 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:

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Verb

萌萌

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 蕄蕄／𰱉𰱉 (“to exist”)