梗
gěng
Meaning
branch; stem; stalk; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
Measure word: 根
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脖梗 bó gěng variant of 脖頸|脖颈[bo2 geng3]梗概 gěng gài broad outline梗塞 gěng sè to clog梗死 gěng sǐ to have an infarction梗图 gěng tú meme image梗王 gěng wáng person who makes people laugh梗咽 gěng yè variant of 哽咽[geng3 ye4]梗直 gěng zhí variant of 耿直[geng3 zhi2]梗阻 gěng zǔ to obstruct花梗 huā gěng stem of flower桔梗 jié gěng Chinese bellflower烂梗 làn gěng lame joke老梗 lǎo gěng unoriginal脑梗 nǎo gěng cerebral infarction破梗 pò gěng to reveal a spoiler铺梗 pū gěng to set the scene凄梗 qī gěng wailing脐梗 qí gěng umbilical cord融梗 róng gěng to incorporate ideas or material from sb else's creative work in one's own work顽梗 wán gěng obstinate心梗 xīn gěng myocardial infarction作梗 zuò gěng to obstruct脖梗儿 bó gěng r erhua form of 脖梗[bo2 geng3]