thuốc phiện

Vietnamese

Etymology

From thuốc (“drug”) + phiện (片) (short for á phiện (鴉片, “opium”)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰuək̚˧˦ fiən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰuək̚˦˧˥ fiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰuək̚˦˥ fiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

thuốc phiện • (𧆄片)

  1. opium (drug from opium poppy)
    Synonyms: a phiến, nha phiến
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