Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
梗
gěng
Description
"梗"现在最常用来说笑话里让人发笑的部分，也指网络上流行的段子。
这个词在年轻人和网上聊天时很常见。
Meanings
梗gěng
joke, punchline, meme, running gag
这个梗太好笑了！
梗gěng
stem or stalk of a plant
这些菜梗有点老。
梗gěng
to block or obstruct
一句话梗在我心里。
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Notes
- Nuance
In internet slang, 梗 (joke/meme) is now far more common than the original "plant stem" sense.
- Etymology
The meme sense likely derives from Taiwanese Hokkien 哏 (gén), reborrowed as 梗.
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