My Mandarin tutor broke it down for me once: think of 'mengem' as two parts. 'Meng' starts with a neutral tone, lips relaxed for the 'm,' then a quick 'eh' sound (like the 'e' in 'egg'), and the 'ng' is nasal—like the end of 'sing.' The 'em' is shorter, with a schwa sound (that vague 'uh') and a barely-there 'm.' It's way less crisp than English pronunciations. I practiced by shadowing clips from 'Mo Dao Zu Shi,' repeating after the dialogue until it felt less forced. Still not perfect, but hey, half the fun is getting closer!
I stumbled upon this exact question while trying to nail the pronunciation for a character's name in 'The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation'—talk about a tongue twister! After some digging, I found that 'mengem' is Chinese in origin, and the 'men' sounds like 'muhn' with a soft 'e' (almost like the 'e' in 'the'), while 'gem' is closer to 'guhm' but with a very light 'm' at the end. It's not quite like the English word 'gem' at all. Native speakers often run the syllables together smoothly, almost like 'muhn-guhm' without a hard pause.
What really helped me was listening to audiobook clips where the narrator said it—hearing the rhythm made it click. If you're into donghua or xianxia novels, you'll notice slight regional variations too. Some voice actors emphasize the 'men' more, while others make the 'gem' sound almost swallowed. Honestly, I still second-guess myself sometimes, but mimicking native content creators has been a game-changer.
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