làng bẹp
Definition
- Noun (Humorous/Slang):
- Opium smokers' den; opium den: A place where opium is smoked, typically referring to a gathering spot or community of opium users.
- The community of opium addicts: A collective term for a group of people addicted to smoking opium.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cảnh sát đột kích vào một làng bẹp. (The police raided an opium den.)
- Ông cụ ngày xưa từng sống trong làng bẹp. (The old man once lived in the community of opium smokers.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "làng bẹp" is an old, colloquial, and humorous slang. It is historically specific, reflecting a period when opium use was more prevalent in certain areas. Its usage today is largely archaic or found in historical or literary contexts.
Variants and Related Words
Hút thuốc phiện (v): to smoke opium.
- Hút thuốc phiện là một thói quen nguy hiểm. (Smoking opium is a dangerous habit.)
Ổ thuốc phiện (n): opium den (a more neutral, descriptive term).
- Ổ thuốc phiện đó đã bị triệt phá. (That opium den has been dismantled.)
Synonyms
- Opium den: A place where opium is used.
- Opium smokers' community: A group of people who smoke opium.
Related Idioms
- Nghiện như làng bẹp: To be as addicted as an opium den's inhabitants; to have a very severe addiction.
- Anh ta nghiện rượu, nghiện như làng bẹp. (He is addicted to alcohol, addicted like those from an opium den.)