硬蕊 (yìngruǐ): hardcore (Taiwan slang)

Meanings

Zhè shǒu gē zhēn de hěn yìngruǐ.

This song is seriously hardcore.

Tā shì yìngruǐ yáogǔn yuèmí.

He's a hardcore rock fan.

register

Taiwan slang, mostly used for music genres or intense styles. The Mainland equivalent is usually just 硬核.

memory

硬 (hard) + 蕊 (core/pistil) — a phonetic-leaning loan that mirrors English 'hardcore' character by character.

硬 yìng

蕊 ruǐ