硬核

Chinese

		hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	nuclear; atomic; stone (of fruit)
simp. and trad. (硬核)		硬	核

Etymology

Calque of English hardcore.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìnghé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìnghé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìnghé
  - Wade–Giles: ying⁴-ho²
  - Yale: yìng-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqher
  - Palladius: инхэ (inxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìnghér
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìnghér
  - Wade–Giles: ying⁴-hêrh²
  - Yale: yìng-hér
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqher'l
  - Palladius: инхэр (inxɛr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ xɤɻ³⁵/

Adjective

硬核

(neologism, slang) hardcore
硬核玩家 ― yìnghé wánjiā ― hardcore gamer
- 相信中國大盾構，不斷「硬核掘進」，創新創新再創新，攻堅攻堅再攻堅！ [MSC, trad.]
  相信中国大盾构，不断“硬核掘进”，创新创新再创新，攻坚攻坚再攻坚！ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2020 September 29, 徐迅雷 (Xu Xunlei), 《中国大盾构》, in Hangzhou Daily, page A04
  Xiàngxìn Zhōngguó dà dùngòu, bùduàn “yìnghé juéjìn”, chuàngxīn chuàngxīn zài chuàngxīn, gōngjiān gōngjiān zài gōngjiān! [Pinyin]
  Believe in Chinese tunnel shielding and "do hardcore boring" continuously, innovate endlessly and tackle difficulties neverendingly!

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