硬核

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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-ho²-ʼrh
  - 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!
  Believe in Chinese tunnel shielding and "do hardcore boring" continuously, innovate endlessly and tackle difficulties neverendingly!

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