过干瘾

Traditional form:

過乾癮

Pinyin (reading):

guògānyǐn

Definitions:

• to satisfy a craving with substitutes

Characters:

• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 瘾 - rash; addiction, craving, habit

Traditional characters:

• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 癮 - rash; addiction, craving, habit