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癮頭

简瘾头 · 繁癮頭

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn tóu

craving
addiction

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癮: Look up this written character
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
瘾: yǐn · rash; addiction, craving, habit
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–2 · yin3 tou2

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jan5 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 癮頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun · Etymology 1

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

noun · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) degree of addiction; craving
(Taiwanese Hokkien) fool; idiot (Classifier: 個／个 mn; 箍 mn)

adj · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Hokkien) foolish; silly

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