癮仙哥

Chinese

		addiction; craving	immortal	elder brother
trad. (癮仙哥)		癮	仙	哥
simp. (瘾仙哥)		瘾	仙	哥
alternative forms		孍仙哥／𱙔仙哥 癮仙膏／瘾仙膏

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): giàn-sian-ko

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giàn-sian-ko
    • Tâi-lô: giàn-sian-ko
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giernsienkoy
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

Noun

癮仙哥

1. (Hokkien) someone who is addicted to smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc.; 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
Mandarin	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

Verb

癮仙哥

1. (Hokkien) to crave something that one is addicted to (e.g., alcohol, drugs)