鴉片

鴉片

See also: 鸦片

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (鴉片)		鴉	片
simp. (鸦片)		鸦	片
alternative forms		雅片

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), probably via English opium.

The figurative sense of opium might be calqued from the idiom opium of the people.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāpiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄆㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa¹ pin³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): â-phién
• Min Bei (KCR): á-pi̿ng
• Min Dong (BUC): ă-piéng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): a-phiàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ piêng³ / a¹ piang³

• Wu (Wiktionary): ia phi (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāpiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄆㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yapiàn
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-pʻien⁴
    • Yale: yā-pyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iapiann
    • Palladius: япянь (japjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ pʰjɛn⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 雅片 鴉片／鸦片

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: aa¹ pin³
    • Yale: ā pin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa¹ pin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: a¹ pin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː⁵⁵ pʰiːn³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 雅片 鴉片／鸦片

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-phién
    • Hakka Romanization System: a´ pien`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ pian³
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ pʰi̯en³¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: á-pi̿ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a⁵⁴ pʰiŋ³³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ă-piéng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(pʰ-)βiɛŋ²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-phiàn
    • Tâi-lô: a-phiàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aphiexn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ pʰiɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: a¹ piêng³ / a¹ piang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a phièng / a phiàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ pʰieŋ²¹³/, /a³³⁻²³ pʰiaŋ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: ia phi (T1)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia̱⁵⁵ pʰi²¹/

Noun

鴉片

1. opium

   抽鴉片／抽鸦片  ―  chōu yāpiàn  ―  to smoke opium

   鴉片類藥物／鸦片类药物  ―  yāpiàn lèi yàowù  ―  opioid

2. (by extension, figurative) opium (anything that numbs or stupefies)

   • 宗教裡的苦難既是現實的苦難的表現，又是對這種現實的苦難的抗議。宗教是被壓迫生靈的嘆息，是無情世界的感情，正像它是沒有精神的制度的精神一樣。宗教是人民的鴉片。 [MSC, trad.]
     宗教里的苦难既是现实的苦难的表现，又是对这种现实的苦难的抗议。宗教是被压迫生灵的叹息，是无情世界的感情，正像它是没有精神的制度的精神一样。宗教是人民的鸦片。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 中共中央马克思恩格斯列宁斯大林著作编译局 (2009) 马克思恩格斯文集 [Marx/Engels Collected Works], issue 1, 2nd edition, page 4

     Zōngjiào lǐ de kǔnán jì shì xiànshí de kǔnán de biǎoxiàn, yòu shì duì zhèzhǒng xiànshí de kǔnán de kàngyì. Zōngjiào shì bèi yāpò shēnglíng de tànxī, shì wúqíng shìjiè de gǎnqíng, zhèng xiàng tā shì méiyǒu jīngshén de zhìdù de jīngshén yīyàng. Zōngjiào shì rénmín de yāpiàn. [Pinyin]

     Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

Synonyms

• 阿片 (āpiàn)
• (dated) 阿芙蓉 (āfúróng)
• (archaic) 白土 (báitǔ)
• (Hakka) 煙土／烟土 (yāntǔ)
• (Jin) 洋煙／洋烟, 黑金子
• (Min Nan) 烏薰／乌薰, 烏塗／乌涂, 薰塗／薰涂

Derived terms

鴉片仙／鸦片仙 鴉片坭／鸦片坭 鴉片戰爭／鸦片战争 (Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng) 鴉片槍／鸦片枪 鴉片煙／鸦片烟 (yāpiànyān) 鴉片癮／鸦片瘾 (yāpiànyǐn)

鴉片罪／鸦片罪 鴉片膏／鸦片膏 鴉片花／鸦片花 鴉片薰／鸦片薰 鴉片館／鸦片馆 (yāpiànguǎn) 鴉片鬼／鸦片鬼

Descendants

• → Indonesian: apiun
• → Tagalog: apyan

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
鴉	片
あ Hyōgaiji	へん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Noun

鴉(あ)片(へん) • (ahen) 

1. Alternative spelling of 阿片 (ahen): opium

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Korean

Hanja in this term
鴉	片

Noun

鴉片 • (apyeon) (hangeul 아편)

1. Hanja form^? of 아편 (“opium”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
鴉	片

Noun

鴉片

1. chữ Hán form of nha phiến (“opium”).