煉銅

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Chinese

refine; smelt copper
trad. (煉銅)
simp. (炼铜)

Etymology

"paedophilia"
Back-formation from 煉銅術士炼铜术士 (liàntóng shùshì, paedophile), altered from 鍊金術炼金术 (liànjīnshù shì). Originally referring to the Bilibili streamer Goshiki Agiri Da Huyou (吴织亚切大忽悠), who was alleged to have openly expressed paedophilic ideas on the Internet.

Pronunciation


Noun

煉銅

  1. copper smelting
  2. (literary) refined copper
    Synonym: 精煉銅精炼铜
  3. (neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 戀童恋童 (liàntóng, pedophilia)