Definition

1. Noun:
   • Opium: A narcotic drug prepared from the dried latex of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), containing addictive substances such as morphine and codeine. This is an archaic term in Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ả phiện từng được buôn bán rộng rãi trong lịch sử. (Opium was once traded widely in history.)
  • Hút ả phiện gây nghiện và hủy hoại sức khỏe. (Smoking opium is addictive and destroys health.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ả phiện" is now considered archaic and literary. In modern Vietnamese, the common word for opium is "thuốc phiện" or simply "phiện".

Variants and Related Words

• Thuốc phiện (n): opium. The standard modern term.

  • Buôn lậu thuốc phiện là phạm pháp. (Opium smuggling is illegal.)

• Nha phiến (n): opium. Another historical/literary term.

• Cây anh túc / cây thuốc phiện (n): opium poppy plant.

Synonyms

• Opium: The addictive narcotic drug.
• Narcotic: A general term for addictive, sleep-inducing drugs.

Related Idioms

• Nghiện như nghiện ả phiện: To be as addicted as one is to opium; used to describe a powerful, destructive addiction to something.
  • Anh ta chơi game đến mức nghiện như nghiện ả phiện. (He plays games to the point of being as addicted as to opium.)