賣萌

See also: 卖萌

Chinese

		sell	(archaic) people; sprout; (neologism) moe, cute
trad. (賣萌)		賣	萌
simp. (卖萌)		卖	萌
Literally: “to sell cuteness”.

Etymology

萌 (méng) is an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌(も)え (moe).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màiméng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ mang⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mai-mèn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bē-bêng / bōe-bêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màiméng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màiméng
    • Wade–Giles: mai⁴-mêng²
    • Yale: mài-méng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maymeng
    • Palladius: маймэн (majmɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ mɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maai⁶ mang⁴
    • Yale: maaih màhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ mang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mai⁶ meng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːi̯²² mɐŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mai-mèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: mai menˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mai⁴ men²
    • 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

賣⫽萌 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (neologism, typically of a young girl, cute animal, etc.) to act cute; to play innocent