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<< review queue entry 85077 - submitted by 'monigeria' >> very popular phrase atm https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%96%A9%E6%9D%80%E7%BA%BF/15832626 “斩杀线”是游戏术语，指敌方单位血量降至可被特定技能或组合瞬间击杀的临界阈值。该概念广泛应用于MOBA、卡牌及角色扮演类游戏，核心机制为通过伤害计算预判击杀时机，以优化战术决策 [1]。 在具体游戏中，斩杀线的判定方式多样。该术语后被引申至社会学领域，用于比喻在美国维持体面生活、抵御系统性风险所需的最低资产或收入阈值 [2-4]。根据2025年报道，美国官方贫困线（四口之家年收入3.215万美元）被认为过时，维持基本生活需年收入至少13.65万美元（约96万元人民币），这常被视作“斩杀线”的参考阈值 [5]。 gaming: https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/execute-range Displays a spell alert when the target is within "Execute" range. Classes supported: Hunters (Kill Shot), Warriors (Execute), Paladins (Hammer Of Wrath) etc https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Execute Execute is a level 10 warrior ability. It's a heavy-damage ability that can only be used on targets with less than 20% of their health left. I'm not familiar with WoW --> maybe "threshold" is better than "range"? https://bsky.app/profile/zhugeex.com/post/3mawjuqyook2g One of the discussions on Chinese social media that I saw go viral recently is based around the 斩杀线 (Kill Threshold) concept. This term originated within video games to describe when an enemy's health is near zero and can be killed in one hit / move. It can also be applied in a financial setting https://bsky.app/profile/artdecade.bsky.social/post/3mayh5shdp22d rn in china there is a meme 斩杀线 it basically means 'kill line' and it refers to how in america once u cross a certain poverty line the system basically executes you lmao https://x.com/wstv_lizzi/status/2004504294913921361 The 斩杀线 discourse is super interesting... Has clearly struck a chord among Chinese netizens. (The term 斩杀线 (not sure the exact English counterpart?) is borrowed from gaming but in this context it refers to the perception that in the U.S., many people who look solidly middle class are actually living with very little social buffer. They may be doing fine on paper, with decent incomes etc, but in practice they are really just one shock away from everything unraveling at once.） A big part of this really comes down to how service-sector prices are structured. The U.S. official poverty line, which many social program eligibilities are based on, still reflects a 1960s cost of living pricing structure when goods dominated household spending. But over the past few decades, housing, healthcare, childcare costs etc have surged. So according to calculations from e.g. Green if you add up basic living costs using today’s pricing structure, the number comes out closer to ~$140K/year for a family of four, nearly 4 times the official poverty line. The exact number is debatable obviously but the direction of travel seems largely valid. And you can see why this framing is catching on so quickly among Chinese netizens... With globalization and new technology, goods (food, appliances, electronics etc) in the U.S. have gotten much cheaper. But labor-intensive services (housing, healthcare, education, childcare etc) have gone in the opposite direction. And for many families, these are not optional services... And when something goes wrong, the costs pile on all at once. e.g., a job loss often means losing income and health insurance at the same time, but medical bills, rent, debt obligations (e.g., student debt) are unchanged. The China’s welfare system is far from perfect and benefits are very thin. But the cost of essential services in China is much lower (which comes with its own problems but that’s a separate issue.) Healthcare is cheaper, childcare relies more on family or lower-cost options, and housing while still very expensive in top cities, is more manageable in lower-tier places, with more government programs and affordable options. So China does much less in terms of direct transfers or cash support, but the pricing structure means that nonnegotiable services are generally more manageable. Of course, there are many gaps and underdeveloped areas, esp in rural regions, and in many respects China’s formal social welfare system is much weaker than that of the U.S. But informal social structures, especially family support, combined with lower service prices, create a kind of basic buffering that makes the system feel at least in some ways less brittle... ---------------- Editor: > maybe "threshold" is better than "range"? Yes, it’s a line you cross (hence 线), rather than an area you enter. |
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# 斬殺線 斩杀线 [[zhan3 sha1 xian4]] /(gaming) (WoW) execute range/(sociology) one paycheck away from homelessness/ + 斬殺線 斩杀线 [[zhan3sha1xian4]] /(gaming) kill threshold; the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediately/(fig.) (slang) a critical survival threshold; a point beyond which a person or household lacks sufficient buffer such that a single shock leads to rapid collapse/ |