癮君子

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 ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ gwan¹ zi²
• Min Nan (POJ): giàn-kun-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǐnjūnzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ
    • 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

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