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”)