粵

癮jan2君gwan1子zi2

simp瘾君子
jan2 gwan1 zi2jan5 gwan1 zi2yǐn jūn zǐ

English

  1. addict (esp. a heavy smoker or drug addict, often jocular or disparaging)
  2. drug addict

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 患有毒癮嘅人嘅別稱(量詞:個/名)

Examples

  • 美國的罪犯大多是吸毒成癮的癮君子。

    Many criminals in America are addicted to drugs.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 不是每個癮君子都有創傷;不過有創傷的人變少,癮君子也會變少。

    Not every addict is traumatized, but there would be a lot fewer addicts if a lot fewer people were traumatized.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 佢癮君子嚟,唔好畀錢佢。

    Don't give him money. He's a drug addict.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

Report an issue

Spotted a wrong reading, definition, or example? Tell us — it helps everyone.