氪佬

kèlǎo
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhège kèlǎo yígè yuè chōng le shíwàn.
This whale dumped 100k yuan into the game in one month.
HSK 7-9
Dà kèlǎo miànqián, língkè wánjiā háowú 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 氪金石, and 氪金 became a pun for 'dumping kryptonite-worth of money' into games. is an affectionate 'old/big guy' suffix.
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Ranges of spender: 零氪 (free player) < 微氪 (light spender) < 中氪 < 重氪 < 氪佬 (whale).

Stroke Order

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