烟鬼 (yān guǐ) — heavy smoker; opium addict

Définition

烟鬼 literally means 'smoke ghost' — a colloquial, often humorous label for someone who smokes heavily. The 鬼 suffix here means 'addict' (like 酒鬼 'drunkard'), and the term is colloquial, not formal.

noun
heavy smokeropium addict
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Exemples

  • 烟鬼
    Tā měi tiān chōu liǎng bāo yān, shì gè lǎo yān guǐ.
    He smokes two packs a day; he's a heavy smoker.
  • 烟鬼
    Wǒ yé ye yǐ qián shì gè yān guǐ, hòu lái jiè le yān.
    My grandfather used to be a heavy smoker, but later quit.
  • 烟鬼
    Zhè ge yān guǐ bǎ jiā lǐ lòng dé quán shì yān wèi.
    This heavy smoker filled the whole house with smoke.
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