Definify.com

Definition 2024

賣萌

賣萌

See also: 卖萌

Chinese

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

Verb

賣萌

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

Etymology

萌 (méng) is from Japanese 萌 (も)え ‎(moe).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): màiméng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ mang⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mai-mèn
Min Nan (POJ): bē-bêng / bōe-bêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: màiméng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maymeng
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ mɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maai⁶ mang⁴
  - Yale: maaih màhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ mang⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːi̯²² mɐŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mai-mèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: mai menˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai⁴ men²
  - IPA: /ma̯i⁵⁵ men¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bē-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: bē-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bexbeeng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /be²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /be³³⁻²¹ biɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōe-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: buē-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boexbeeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bue⁴¹⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bue²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bue³³⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/