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{{also|勐}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=94|rad=犬|as=08|sn=11|four=47217|canj=KHNDT|ids=⿰犭孟}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𢕙]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0713.260|dkj=20498|dj=1125.190|hdz=21354.220|uh=731B}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|犬|孟|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Etymology===
{{rfe|zh}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=měng
|ma=Zh-meng.ogg
|m-s=mong3
|c=maang5
|c-t=mang4,mang1
|g=men3/mang3/mung3
|g_note=men3 - vernacular; mang3 - vernacular (used in {{zh-l|*猛子}}); mung3 - literary
|h=pfs=mâng/mên;gd=mang1
|h_note=Sixian: mâng - verncular; mên - literary
|j=meng2
|mb=ma̿ing
|md=māng/mēng/mē̤ng
|md_note=māng - fierce (of fires), quick/speedy; mēng - fierce (general), surname; mē̤ng - powerful, suddenly
|mn=ml,jj,tw,sg:béng/xm:mí/zz,pn:mée/tw:mé/xm:mih/zz:meeh
|mn_note=Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwan: béng - literary; mí/mée/mé/mih/meeh - vernacular
|mn-t=mên2/mêng2
|mn-t_note=mên2 - vernacular ("fast"); mêng2 - literary
|px=pt,xy:meng3
|w=sh:6man,5men
|w_note=3man - vernacular; 2'men - literary
|x=mong3
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=a,adv,pn
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[ferocious]]; [[fierce]]; [[violent]]
#: {{zh-x|猛獸|'''ferocious''' beast}}
# [[bold]]; [[brave]]; [[courageous]]
#: {{zh-x|勇猛|bold}}
# [[powerful]]; [[vigorous]]; [[intense]]
#: {{zh-x|風 吹 得{de} 很 猛。|The wind is blowing very '''hard'''.}}
# {{lb|zh|slang}} [[awesome]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[haunted]]; [[spooky]]
# {{lb|zh|Eastern Min|Teochew|Hainanese|Zhangzhou Hokkien|&|Penang Hokkien|dialectal Hakka}} [[fast]]; [[quick]]
# [[suddenly]]; [[abruptly]]; [[quickly]]
# {{lb|zh|colloquial}} [[to one's heart's content]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[continuously]]; [[vigorously]]; [[persistently]]; [[insistently]]
#: {{zh-x|佢 猛 打機，都 唔 記得 要 食飯。|He gamed as if there were no tomorrow, such that he even forgot to eat.|C}}
#* {{zh-x|十 個 女仔，九 個 話 咪{mai5}，明明 係 制，猛 話 唔係|Out of ten girls, nine said no. [They're] obviously willing, [but they] '''kept''' saying no.|C|ref={{w|Samuel Hui}}, {{lang|zh|十個女仔}}}}
# {{surname|zh}}

====Synonyms====
* {{s|fast}}
{{zh-dial|快}}
* {{s|suddenly}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|猛然}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|乍猛的|威而不猛|勇猛精進|勇猛直前|勇猛|劉猛將軍|張猛龍碑|凶猛|勇猛求進|寬猛相濟|威猛|太猛|勇猛果敢|生猛|攫戾執猛|猛衝|猛然間|猛戾|猛進|猛虎|猛攻|猛地裡|突飛猛進|猛火油|狼猛蜂毒|猛藥|猛禽|打猛子|猛省|猛可裡|猛可|猛士|毒蛇猛獸|猛醒|猛虎步|猛著祖鞭|猛著先鞭|猛糾|猛的|猛獸|猛然大悟|猛然|猛烈|猛火|猛殺|猛樹|猛將|猛子|猛勁|猛力|猛個勁|猛回頭|猛不防|洪水猛獸|猛奮|猛飲|猛跌|扎猛子|邁步猛進|精兵猛將|聲雄力猛|踏猛子|高歌猛進|迅猛|謀臣猛將|三猛|伏猛|兇猛|剛猛|勁猛|嚴猛|壯猛|寬猛|寬猛並濟|徽猛|拳猛|新出猛兒|暴猛|服猛|梟猛|武猛|殘猛|毅猛|洶猛|熾猛|猙猛|猛丁|猛不乍|猛乍|猛人|猛健|猛利|猛割丁|猛劑|猛勇|猛厲|猛古丁|猛可裏|猛哥丁|猛地|猛地裏|猛壯|猛孤丁地|猛孤仃的|猛孤停的|猛安|猛寒|猛峻|猛志|猛忽|猛怒|猛急|猛悍|猛惡|猛憨|猛捷|猛政|猛暴|猛概|猛武|猛毅|猛氏|猛氣|猛決|猛法|猛浪|猛炬|猛燭|猛獁|猛生|猛盛|猛虎插翅|猛虎深山|猛虎添翼|猛虎行|猛虡|猛起|猛趫趫|猛趷丁|猛迅|猛銳|猛鳥|猛鷙|獰猛|疏猛|發猛|矯猛|粗猛|精猛|豪猛|趫猛|躁猛|輕猛|進猛|雄猛|餘猛|駿猛|驍猛|驕猛|鬧猛|軋鬧猛|鷙猛|麤猛|龍猛筆|龍猛軍|龍精虎猛}}

===Descendants===
{{CJKV||もう}}
''Others'':
* {{desc|vi|-|bor=1}} {{vi-l|mạnh|猛|powerful}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}
* {{R:cpx:PHMZ|155}}

{{cat|cmn|Intermediate Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=犬08}}

# [[fierce]], [[ferocious]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=もう<まう,みょう<みやう
|kanon=ぼう<ばう
|kun=たけ-し,たけ-る,たけ-ぶ
|nanori=たけし,たける
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|猛丸|^たけまる}}: ''A male [[given name]]''
* {{ja-r|猛速|もうそく}}: [[seriously]] [[fast]] [[speed]]
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|もう|yomi=o}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|もう|acc=1|acc_ref=NHK}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|もう|hhira=まう}}

# [[ferociousness]]

===Prefix===
{{ja-pos|prefix|もう|hhira=まう}}

# [[wild]], [[ferocious]], [[frenzied]]
#: {{ja-usex|'''猛'''[[ダッシュ]]|'''もう'''-[[ダッシュ]]|'''wild''' dash}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''猛'''[[アタック]]|'''もう'''-[[アタック]]|'''frenzied''' attack}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''猛'''[[勉強]]|'''もう'''-[[べんきょう]]|'''intense''' studying}}

===Proper noun===
{{ja-pos|proper|たけし}}

# {{given name|ja|male|sort=たけし}}

{{ja-pos|proper|たける}}

# {{given name|ja|male|sort=たける}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|사납다|사나울|맹}}

# {{hanja form of|맹|[[violent]], [[savage]], [[cruel]]}}
# {{hanja form of|맹|[[bold]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=mãnh, mạnh|rs=犬08}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=犬08}}