The story
Romanization from Hokkien 癮飯 /瘾饭 (giàn pn̄g, “greed for rice”), from 癮 /瘾 (giàn, “a craving for something”) + 飯 /饭 (pn̄g, “rice”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
gian peng
Today it means: Greedy and always on the lookout for cheap deals and freebies. Full definition →