彈幕
Chinese edit
bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach |
stage curtain; tent | ||
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trad. (彈幕) | 彈 | 幕 | |
simp. (弹幕) | 弹 | 幕 |
Etymology edit
The second sense is borrowed from Japanese, where a comparison was drawn between 弾幕 (danmaku, also used to describe the type of bullet fire in "bullet hell" video games) and the presentation of comments on Niconico Douga (which was later adopted by Chinese video sites such as bilibili).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
彈幕
- barrage (artillery bombardment)
- (neologism, Internet) comments on a video that are overlaid on and scroll across a video screen (Classifier: 條/条)