白粉仙
Chinese
| face powder; white chalk; white paint | immortal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白粉仙) | 白粉 | 仙 | |
| simp. #(白粉仙) | 白粉 | 仙 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-hún-sian
- Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-hún-sian
- IPA (Penang): /pɛ(ʔ)⁴⁻³ hun⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ siɛn³³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
Noun
白粉仙
- (Malaysian Hokkien) drug addict
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 吸毒者 (“drug addict”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吸毒者, 癮君子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 吸毒鬼 |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 吸毒人 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 吸毒人 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 吃毒的人 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 吸毒人 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 道友, 白粉仔 |
| Hong Kong | 道友, 癮君子, 白粉友 H, 白粉佬 H, 白粉仔 H | |
| Dongguan | 道友, 白粉仔 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 白粉仔 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 白粉仔 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 白粉仔 | |
| Ipoh (Guangfu) | 道友 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 道友 | |
| Móng Cái | 癮煙 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 癮仙哥 |
| Tainan | 癮仙哥 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 白粉仙 | |
| Note | H - heroin addict | |