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

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• 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

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

Etymology 2

		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

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• 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

1. (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

2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) fool; idiot (Classifier: 個／个 mn; 箍 mn)
   • 1993, 吳嘉祥 (lyrics and music), “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

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) foolish; silly