癮頭

See also: 瘾头

Chinese

		addiction; craving	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (癮頭)		癮	頭
simp. (瘾头)		瘾	头

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐntóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐntóu
  - Wade–Giles: yin³-tʻou²
  - Yale: yǐn-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiintour
  - Palladius: иньтоу (inʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐntóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐntóur
  - Wade–Giles: yin³-tʻou²-ʼrh
  - Yale: yǐn-tóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiintourl
  - Palladius: иньтоур (inʹtour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ tau⁴
  - Yale: yáhn tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

癮頭

degree of addiction; level of obsession; craving; strong passion

Etymology 2

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	addiction; craving	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (癮頭)	癮	頭
simp. (瘾头)	瘾	头
alternative forms	唁頭／唁头憖頭／慭头願頭／愿头

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): giàn-thâu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giàn-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: giàn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gierntaau
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

Noun

癮頭

(Hokkien) degree of addiction; craving
- 1915, 何希仁, “福氣”, in 台灣教會報‎^[1], number 366:
  
  較 thêng 阿片giàn頭閣到，應該著閣食。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  较 thêng 阿片giàn头阁到，应该着阁食。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  Khah thêng a-phiàn giàn-thâu koh kàu, eng-kai tio̍h koh chia̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Later, the opium craving comes, and you would have to smoke it again.
- c. 1920–1930, “新樣鴉片歌”, in 最新鴉片風流歌‎^[2], Shanghai: 開文書局, page 5:
  
  癮頭一下起　風燈烟盤再整理 [Hokkien, trad.]
  瘾头一下起　风灯烟盘再整理 [Hokkien, simp.]
  giàn-thâu chi̍t-ē khí, hong-teng hun-pôaⁿ chài chéng-lí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Once the craving comes up, the lamp and the opium tray will again be set up
(Taiwanese Hokkien) fool; idiot (Classifier: 個／个 mn; 箍 mn)
- 1993, 吳嘉祥, “風眞透”‎^[3]performed by 陳雷:
  
  今仔日風眞透　春我這顆願頭 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  今仔日风真透　春我这颗愿头 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  kin-á-li̍t hong chin thàu, chhun góa chit kho͘ giàn-thâu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Today, the wind blows hard; the only one left is me, this fool
- 2023, “運將的後照鏡”‎^[4]performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]:
  
  看你這箍癮頭　佇社會佮人走跳 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  看你这箍瘾头　伫社会佮人走跳 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  khòaⁿ lí chit kho͘ giàn-thâu, tī siā-hōe kah lâng cháu-thiàu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adjective

癮頭

(Taiwanese Hokkien) foolish; silly