迷魂药 (mí hún yào) — (literal) knockout drug, magic potion; (figurative) bewitching words or actions that manipulate someone; (slang) ecstasy, MDMA
Definition
A compound noun literally meaning 'soul-confusing drug.' Used literally for knockout drugs, figuratively for manipulative charm or rhetoric, and in slang for MDMA/ecstasy.
noun
(literal) knockout drugmagic potion(figurative) bewitching words or actions that manipulate someone(slang) ecstasyMDMA
Examples
- 迷魂药，。Tā bèi rén xià le mí hún yào, xǐng lái hòu fā xiàn qián bāo bú jiàn le.He was drugged with a knockout drug and woke up to find his wallet missing.
- 迷魂药，。Tā de huà xiàng mí hún yào yí yàng, ràng tā wán quán shī qù le pàn duàn lì.Her words were like a magic potion, making him completely lose his judgment.
- 迷魂药。Jǐng fāng zài yè diàn chá huò le dà liàng mí hún yào.The police seized a large amount of ecstasy at the nightclub.
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