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

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• 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-ho²-ʼrh
    • Yale: yìng-hér
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqher'l
    • Palladius: инхэр (inxɛr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ xɤɻ³⁵/

Adjective

硬核

1. (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!