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安眠藥

on1 min4 joek6

an1 mian2 yao4

[n] sleeping pill; sedative (cl: pill: nap1 粒; brand/type: zek3 隻)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

安眠藥 / 安眠药

This word was added by bybell on 4th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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安 on1 an1 - peaceful; tranquil
眠 min4 min3 mian4 mian2 - [1] [v] sleep [2] [v] hibernate; hibernation
藥 joek6 ngok6 ok6 yao4 yue4 lun4 shuo4 - drugs; medicine; poison

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