"Trope" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 桥段 | qiáo duàn | (cinema, literature etc) scene / trope / plot device / (songwriting) bridge |  |
| 梗 |  gěng | 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) |  |
