氪佬

kèlǎo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 whale (gacha/gaming)
  2. 2 big spender who pays to win

Examples

Zhège kèlǎo yī gè yuè chōng le shí wàn.
This whale dumped 100k yuan into the game in one month.
Dà kèlǎo miànqián, líng kè wánjiā háo wú huánshǒu zhī lì.
Against the big whales, free-to-play players don't stand a chance.

Tips

culture
borrows 氪金 (in-app purchases) — itself a joke: in the Superman manhua, kryptonite was translated 氪金, and 氪金 became a pun for 'dumping kryptonite-worth of money' into games. is an affectionate 'old/big guy' suffix.
register
Ranges of spender: 零氪 (free player) < 微氪 (light spender) < < < 氪佬 (whale).

Stroke Order

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