坑王

kēngwáng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 notorious web-novel author who leaves series unfinished
  2. 2 the 'king of abandoned pits', a writer infamous for ditching works mid-story

Examples

Tā bèi dúzhě chēngwéi kēngwáng, kāi le shí běn shū méi yì běn xiě wán de.
Readers call him the king of abandoned books; he's started ten novels and finished none of them.
Zhuī kēngwáng de shū jiǎnzhí shì làngfèi shíjiān.
Following a serial-abandoner's novels is just a waste of time.
Xīn shū yòu tàijiān le? Búkuì shì kēngwáng.
Another new book abandoned halfway? Truly deserves the title of king of unfinished pits.

Tips

culture
In web-novel slang, (pit) is a serialized work in progress: (dig a pit) = start a new novel, (fill the pit) = finish it, 弃坑 (abandon the pit) = give up on one. A 坑王 racks up unfilled pits.
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Internet-only term, used in reader communities on Qidian, Jinjiang, Zhihu. Always somewhat negative, though sometimes said affectionately about a beloved but unreliable author.

Stroke Order

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