氪金

Chinese

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

Etymology

From Japanese 課(か)金(きん) (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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kèjīn

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ gam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kèjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kèjin
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-chin¹
  - Yale: kè-jīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehjin
  - Palladius: кэцзинь (kɛczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
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/

Verb

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.

Synonyms

課金／课金 (kèjīn)

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