# 四仔
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): sei$^3$ zai$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sei$^3$ zai$^2$
*** Yale: sei jái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sei$^3$ dzai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: séi$^3$ zei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sei̯³³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

### Etymology 1

Diminutive of 四級片／四级片 (sei$^3$ kap$^1$ pin$^{3-2}$). See 四級／四级 (sei$^3$ kap$^1$) for more.

#### Noun

四仔
* (Cantonese) uncensored pornographic film
** 2015 May 20, 阿煩, 《黑色社會》, Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 110:
       maai$^6$ faan$^1$ baan$^2$ wi$^1$ si$^1$ di$^1$, ngo$^5$ ji$^5$ ging$^1$ gok$^3$ dak$^1$ hou$^2$ ok$^3$ ding$^2$, gaa$^1$ haa$^5$ zung$^6$ jiu$^3$ ngo$^5$ zau$^2$ lai$^4$ maai$^6$ sei$^3$ zai$^2$, maan$^6$ jat$^1$ zong$^6$ dou$^{3-2}$ suk$^6$ jan$^4$ ngo$^5$ zan$^1$ hai$^6$ m$^4$ zi$^1$ gyun$^1$ heoi$^3$ bin$^1$ dou$^6$ hou$^2$. [Jyutping]
       Selling pirated VCD, I feel, was already very hard to stand. Now he wants me to come and sell uncensored porn. If I bump into an acquaintance, I really don't know where to hide.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 色情片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | A片, AV, 動作片, 謎片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 色情片 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鹹片, 三級片, A片, AV, 愛情動作片, 甜片, 三仔, 四級片 uncensored, 四仔 uncensored |
| Wu | Shanghai | 三級片, 毛片 |

##### Related terms

* 三仔 (saam$^1$ zai$^2$)

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “四號粉?”)

#### Noun

四仔
* (Cantonese, slang) heroin
** 2017 August 10, “53人大埔上水街頭聚賭被捕”, in 《成報》 [Sing Pao Daily News], page A04:
       zoi$^6$ sou$^3$ duk$^6$ fong$^1$ min$^6$, jau$^4$ zim$^1$ ging$^2$ keoi$^1$ dak$^6$ bit$^6$ zik$^1$ mou$^6$ deoi$^{6-2}$ jan$^4$ jyun$^4$ gan$^1$ geoi$^3$ sin$^3$ bou$^3$ kap$^6$ ging$^1$ sam$^1$ jap$^6$ diu$^6$ caa$^4$ hau$^6$, pong$^4$ maan$^5$ joek$^3$ luk$^6$ si$^4$ zak$^1$ zeon$^3$ hang$^4$ faan$^2$ duk$^6$ ban$^2$ hang$^4$ dung$^6$, sau$^2$ caa$^4$ nei$^4$ deon$^1$ dou$^6$ 83 hou$^6$ jat$^1$ daai$^6$ haa$^6$ daan$^1$ wai$^{6-2}$, zoi$^6$ daan$^1$ wai$^{6-2}$ faat$^3$ jin$^6$ joek$^3$ 180 waai$^4$ ji$^4$ daai$^6$ maa$^4$ zing$^1$, joek$^3$ 94 hak$^1$ waai$^4$ ji$^4$ daai$^6$ maa$^4$ faa$^1$, joek$^3$ 10 hak$^1$ waai$^4$ ji$^4$ sei$^3$ zai$^2$, 8 lap$^1$ waai$^4$ ji$^4$ jiu$^4$ tau$^4$ jyun$^{4-2}$ kap$^6$ duk$^6$ ban$^2$ baau$^1$ zong$^1$ gung$^1$ geoi$^6$. [Jyutping]
       With respect to cracking down on drugs, members of the Special Duty Team of the Yau Tsim District conducted an anti-narcotics operation at around 6 o'clock in the evening based on a tip-off and after thorough investigation. They raided a flat in 83 Nathan Road, where they discovered about 180 [grams?] of suspected hash, about 94 grams of suspected cannabis buds, about 10 grams of suspected heroin, 8 suspected ecstasy pills, and tools for packaging drugs.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 海洛因, 海洛英 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 白麵兒, 老海 dated |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 海洛因, 白粉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 白粉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 白麵兒, 老海 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 白麵兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 白麵兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 白粉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 白粉, 粉藥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 白粉, 粉藥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 白粉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 白麵子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 白粉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 海洛英, 白粉, 粉, 灰, 四仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 白粉 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 白粉 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 白粉 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 海洛英 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 白粉 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 白粉 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 白粉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 海洛因 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 海洛因 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 海洛因 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 海洛因 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 海洛因 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 海洛因 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 白粉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 料子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 料子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 海洛因 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 白粉 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 白粉 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 白粉 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 白粉 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 白粉 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 下洛因 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 白粉 |
| Wu | Danyang | 白粉, 白麵 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 白粉 |