(Tw) to set the scene; to lay the groundwork; to pique the interest of one's audience
trad. 鋪梗
Also written 鋪梗【pū gěng】
Characters in this word
2铺
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
variant of 鋪|铺[pu4], store
- Pinyin
- pù
- Traditional
- 舖
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 9519 of 2500
梗
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
branch, stem, stalk, CL:根[gen1], 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)
- Pinyin
- gěng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 17005 of 2500