肝帝

gāndì

noun

Meanings

1 grinding fanatic (gaming)
2 hardcore grinder
3 player who grinds endlessly

Characters

liver (slang: to grind)

emperor (here: expert)

Examples

他是公认的肝帝,每天上线十几个小时。

Tā shì gōngrèn de gāndì, měitiān shàngxiàn shí jǐ gè xiǎoshí.

He's the acknowledged grind god, online more than ten hours a day.

不当肝帝根本刷不出这把武器。

Bù dāng gāndì gēnběn shuā bù chū zhè bǎ wǔqì.

You can't farm this weapon without being a complete grindhead.

Tips

culture

肝 (liver) is gamer slang for 'grind' (staying up late damages your liver in Chinese folk belief). 帝 (emperor) marks someone exceptional at it. Cf. 氪帝 (whale king) for heavy spenders.

register

Gaming slang, mildly admiring or teasing. Often self-applied: 我今天肝了五小时 = 'I grinded for five hours today'.

Stroke Order

肝 gān

帝 dì