氪金
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Chinese[edit]
krypton | metal; gold; money | ||
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trad. (氪金) | 氪 | 金 | |
simp. #(氪金) | 氪 | 金 |
Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 課金 (kakin, “to charge, to ask for payment”). The first character is modified after the homophonic Chinese translation for "Khorium", a fictional metallic material from the game World of Warcraft.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kèjin
- Wade–Giles: kʻo4-chin1
- Yale: kè-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehjin
- Palladius: кэцзинь (kɛczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hak1 gam1
- Yale: hāk gām
- Cantonese Pinyin: hak7 gam1
- Guangdong Romanization: heg1 gem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐk̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb[edit]
氪金
- (Mainland China, video games, slang, humorous) to pay a premium in a freemium game, in order to buy virtual goods, additional functionalities, etc.