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
alternative 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
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): giàn-kun-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnjūnzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnjyunzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: yin³-chün¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: yǐn-jyūn-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinjiuntzyy
  - Palladius: иньцзюньцзы (inʹczjunʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ gwan¹ zi²
  - Yale: yáhn gwān jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ gwan¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ guen¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giàn-kun-chú
  - Tâi-lô: giàn-kun-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giernkunzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

癮君子

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 吸毒者 (“drug addict”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吸毒者, 癮君子
Southwestern Mandarin	Hechi (Yizhou)	吸毒鬼
	Dagudi (Maliba)	吸毒人
	Reshuitang (Longling)	吸毒人
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	吃毒的人
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	吸毒人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	道友, 白粉仔
	Hong Kong	道友, 癮君子, 白粉友 H, 白粉佬 H, 白粉仔 H
	Dongguan	道友, 白粉仔
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	白粉仔
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	白粉仔
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	白粉仔
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	道友
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	道友
	Móng Cái	癮煙
Southern Min	Xiamen	癮仙哥
	Tainan	癮仙哥
	Penang (Hokkien)	白粉仙
Note	H - heroin addict