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卖萌
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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
Chinese
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sell
(archaic) people; sprout; (neologism) moe, cute
trad.
(
賣萌
)
賣
萌
simp.
(
卖萌
)
卖
萌
Literally:
“to sell cuteness”.
Etymology
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萌
(
méng
) is an
orthographic borrowing
from
Japanese
萌
(
も
)
え
(
moe
)
.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
màiméng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄥˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
maai
6
mang
4
Hakka
(
Sixian
,
PFS
)
:
mai-mèn
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
bē-bêng
/
bōe-bêng
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
màiméng
Zhuyin
:
ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄥˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
màiméng
Wade–Giles
:
mai
4
-mêng
2
Yale
:
mài-méng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
maymeng
Palladius
:
маймэн
(majmɛn)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/maɪ̯⁵¹ mɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
maai
6
mang
4
Yale
:
maaih màhng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
maai
6
mang
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
mai
6
meng
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/maːi̯²² mɐŋ
²¹
/
Hakka
(
Sixian
, incl.
Miaoli
and
Meinong
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
mai-mèn
Hakka Romanization System
:
mai menˇ
Hagfa Pinyim
:
mai
4
men
2
Sinological
IPA
:
/mai̯⁵⁵ men¹¹/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Zhangzhou
,
Kaohsiung
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
bē-bêng
Tâi-lô
:
bē-bîng
Phofsit Daibuun
:
bexbeeng
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/be³³⁻²¹ biɪŋ²³/
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/be²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ¹³/
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
,
Xiamen
,
Taipei
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
bōe-bêng
Tâi-lô
:
buē-bîng
Phofsit Daibuun
:
boexbeeng
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/bue⁴¹⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/bue³³⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/bue²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²⁴/
Verb
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賣⫽萌
(
verb-object
)
(
intransitive
)
(
neologism
,
typically of a young girl, cute animal, etc.
)
to
act
cute
; to
play
innocent