opium (colloquial)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
opium; poppy extract (colloquial term)
informalAn informal, colloquial term for opium, commonly used in historical, literary, or regional contexts. More casual than the formal/medical term 鸦片 (yāpiàn).
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
hěn很
duō多
rén人
yīn因
wèi为
chōu抽
dà大
yān烟
ér而
qīng倾
jiā家
dàng荡
chǎn产
。
In the old society, many people lost their family fortunes because of opium smoking.
Tā他
jiè戒
dà大
yān烟
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
。
He has been off opium for ten years now.
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Zhè这
gè个
gù故
shi事
jiǎng讲
de的
shì是
yī一
gè个
cóng从
dà大
yān烟
guǎn馆
lǐ里
bèi被
jiù救
chū出
lái来
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
This story is about a child who was rescued from an opium den.