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piàn

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piàn
  1. 1.(loanword) opium

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  1. 1.opium
  2. 2.opium (anything that numbs or stupefies)

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Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). First attested in 蟫精雋 by 徐伯齡 [15th century]. The figurative sense of opium might be calqued from the idiom opium of the people.

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