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(archaic) people; sprout; (neologism) moe, cute
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(archaic) people; sprout; (neologism) moe, cute
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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
Noun
萌萌
- (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.
- 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
Verb
萌萌
- (obsolete) Alternative form of 蕄蕄 / 𰱉𰱉 (“to exist”)