Home Home CantoDict Project. Cantonese - Mandarin - English Chinese Dictionary
Characters | Words | Sentences | Chinese Translation | Chinese Tests | Forums | Search
KangXi Radical List | Customise CantoDict | Dictionary Statistics

Remove Adverts
What is this page showing me?

  jan5   jyutping
  yin3   pinyin
[1] [n] addiction; habitual craving [2] strong interest (in a sport or pastime)

Stroke count: 22
Level: 4
Radical: (#104)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
癮 / 瘾
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Classic Games | Mandarin
Learn Spanish | Free dish TV deals | Teaching in China

detail  jin1 jan5   = smoking habit/addiction
detail  zau2 jan5   = drinking habit/addiction
detail  sing4 jan5   = dependence
detail  mou5 jan5  mao3 yin3 = bored
detail  laan6 jan5   = having a strong addiction (e.g., to a hobby)
detail  mou5 lei4 jan5 tau4   = bored; disappointed
detail  jau5 jan5  you3 yin3 = to be addicted to; to have formed a habit
detail  diu3 jan5  diao4 yin3 = cold turkey
detail  mou4*5 jan5   = killjoy
detail  daai6 jan5   = mad about (sth), crazy about (sth), irrestible craving
See all 16 compounds

Legend
: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This page shows, from top to bottom:
Script executed in 0.154908 secs
Rows returned from database=33
Donate to CantoDict
CantoDict v1.3.16 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2009.