煉銅

Chinese

		refine; smelt	copper
trad. (煉銅)		煉	銅
simp. (炼铜)		炼	铜

Etymology

"paedophilia"

Back-formation from 煉銅術士 / 炼铜术士 (liàntóng shùshì, “paedophile”), altered from 鍊金術士 / 炼金术士 (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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liàntóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liàntóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liàntóng
    • Wade–Giles: lien⁴-tʻung²
    • Yale: lyàn-túng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianntorng
    • Palladius: ляньтун (ljanʹtun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

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”)