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)
江郎才尽
Jiāng láng cái jìn
Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block
intellectual property (in China, esp. since 2015, often used as an entertainment industry term for a creative work used as the basis of a new product, such as a manga adapted as a tv series, or the image of a cartoon character appearing on merchandise)
融梗
róng gěng
(neologism c. 2018) to incorporate ideas or material from sb else's creative work in one's own work
gěng