"To germinate" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 萌芽 | méng yá | (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / sprout / bud / (also used figuratively) |   |
| 发芽 | fā yá | (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop | |
| 滋芽 | zī yá | (dialect) to sprout / to germinate | |
