氪金

Chinese

		krypton	metal; money; gold
simp. and trad. (氪金)		氪	金

Etymology

From Japanese 課金 (“to charge, to ask for payment”). The first character is modified after the homophonic Chinese translation for "Khorium", a fictional item from the game World of Warcraft.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kèjīn

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kèjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehjin
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

Verb

氪金

(video games, informal) to pay a premium in a freemium game, in order to buy virtual goods, additional functionalities, etc.

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