jin1菸

Jyutpingjin1

Yaleyīn

Uncommon

Definition

Tobacco; cigarette; smoke.

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How it's used

While 煙 is the standard character for smoke or cigarettes in Hong Kong, 菸 is a common variant often seen on packaging or in older texts. In daily speech, people almost exclusively use 煙 when referring to cigarettes, and the pronunciation remains identical regardless of which character is written.

Measure word

zi1支jī

Examples

nei5你sik6食m4唔sik6食jin1菸aa4呀？

Do you smoke?

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日sik6食jin1菸，hou2好m4唔gin6健hong1康。

He smokes all the time, it is very unhealthy.

Common phrases

sik6食jin1菸

to smoke

jat1一zi1支jin1菸

a cigarette

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with the Mandarin usage where 菸 is sometimes specifically associated with tobacco leaves, whereas in Cantonese, 煙 is the universal term for both smoke and cigarettes.