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méng
  1. 1.(bound form) to sprout; to bud
  2. 2.(coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character)
  3. 3.variant of 氓[méng]

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to bud; to sprout; to germinate
  2. 2.to begin; to start
  3. 3.beginning; start; harbinger; omen; augury; portent
  4. 4.to happen; to occur; to take place
  5. 5.moe: feelings of affection towards a fictional character
  6. 6.cute; adorable
  7. 7.a surname, Meng
  8. 8.used in 蕨萌 (“a grass name”)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *mreːŋ): semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 明 (OC *mraŋ). ; “to bud; to begin” ; “moe”

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