烟鬼 (yān guǐ) — heavy smoker; opium addict
Definition
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
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，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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