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): ㄧㄚㄆㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa¹ pin³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): â-phién
Northern Min (KCR): á-pi̿ng
Eastern Min (BUC): ă-piéng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a¹ peng⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): a-phiàn

(Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ piêng³ / a¹ piang³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ia-phi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yāpiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚㄆㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yapiàn
  - Wade–Giles: ya¹-pʻien⁴
  - Yale: yā-pyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iapiann
  - Palladius: япянь (japjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    雅片
    鴉片／鸦片
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - 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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-phién
  - Hakka Romanization System: a^ˊ pien^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ pian³
  - Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ pʰi̯en³¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: á-pi̿ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a⁵⁴ pʰiŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ă-piéng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(pʰ-)βiɛŋ²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: a¹ peng⁴ [Phonetic: a⁵ eng⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a⁵³³⁻²¹ ^(pʰ-)ɛŋ⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: a¹ peng⁴ [Phonetic: a⁵ bheng⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a⁵³³⁻²¹ ^(pʰ-)βɛŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (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
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ia-phi
  - MiniDict: ia^平 phi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ia-phi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ia⁵⁵ pʰi²¹/

Noun

鴉片

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
(by extension, figurative) opium (anything that numbs or stupefies)
- 2009, 中共中央马克思恩格斯列宁斯大林著作编译局, 马克思恩格斯文集 [Marx/Engels Collected Works], 2nd edition, number 1, page 4:
  
  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.]
  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)

Dialectal synonyms of 鴉片 (“opium”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		阿芙蓉
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鴉片, 阿片, 白土, 土膏, 福壽膏
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	鴉片
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	鴉片
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	大煙
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	大煙
	Wanrong	洋煙
	Xi'an	大煙
	Xining	鴉片煙, 洋煙
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	大煙, 洋煙
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	鴉片煙
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	鴉片煙, 大煙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	大煙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	大煙
Cantonese	Hong Kong	鴉片, 大煙
Gan	Nanchang	鴉片煙
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鴉片煙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鴉片煙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鴉片煙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鴉片煙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鴉片薰
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鴉片薰
Huizhou	Jixi	烏煙
Jin	Taiyuan	洋煙
Jin	Xinzhou	洋煙
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鴉片, 鴉片泥
Southern Min	Xiamen	烏薰
	Quanzhou	烏薰
	Jinjiang	烏薰
	Zhangzhou	烏薰
	Tainan	鴉片
	Singapore (Hokkien)	烏塗, 薰塗
	Manila (Hokkien)	烏薰, 鴉片
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鴉片煙
Wu	Shanghai	鴉片, 阿芙蓉, 黑佬
	Shanghai (Chongming)	大煙
	Suzhou	鴉片煙
	Wenzhou	烏煙

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Indonesian: apiun
→ Tagalog: apyan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鴉	片
あ Hyōgai	へん Grade: 6
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 鴉片 – see the following entry.

【阿片あへん】

[noun] opium

Alternative spelling
アヘン

(This term, 鴉片, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
鴉	片

Noun

鴉片 • (apyeon) (hangeul 아편)

hanja form^? of 아편 (“opium”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
鴉	片

Noun

鴉片

chữ Hán form of nha phiến (“opium”).