癮君子

See also: 瘾君子

Chinese

		addiction; craving	junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
trad. (癮君子)		癮	君子
simp. (瘾君子)		瘾	君子
variant forms		隱君子／隐君子

Etymology

Based on 隱君子／隐君子 (yǐnjūnzǐ, “recluse, hermit”), using 癮／瘾 (yǐn, “addiction”) to substitute for 隱／隐 (yǐn, “to hide”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐnjūnzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ gwan¹ zi²
Min Nan (POJ): giàn-kun-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐnjūnzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyinjiuntzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ gwan¹ zi²
  - Yale: yáhn gwān jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ gwan¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ guen¹ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giàn-kun-chú
  - Tâi-lô: giàn-kun-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giernkunzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /giɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /giɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /giɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /giɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /giɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

癮君子

(derogatory) someone who is addicted to smoking or using illicit drugs; chain smoker; drug addict

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