萌芽 Traditional form: 萌芽 Pinyin (reading): méngyá Definitions: to sprout (lit. or fig.) to bud to germinate germ seed bud Characters: 萌 - bud, germ, sprout; to bud 芽 - bud, shoot, sprout Traditional characters: 萌 - bud, germ, sprout; to bud 芽 - bud, shoot, sprout