ฝิ่น(fîn)

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opium

a narcotic substance obtained from the opium poppy, used medically as a painkiller and recreationally as an illegal drug; also refers to the dried latex itself

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แพทย์pâetแพทย์pâet1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] use; employ4[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)ฝิ่นfînฝิ่นfînopiumเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatpainkiller; pain relieverอย่างแรงyàang raengอย่างแรงyàang raengstrongly; intensely; severelyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toควบคุมkûap-kumควบคุมkûap-kum1[to] control; regulate; manage2[to] restrain; keep in checkปริมาณbpà-rí-maanปริมาณbpà-rí-maanquantity; amount
Doctors in the past used opium as a strong painkiller, but the dosage had to be controlled.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanบางคนbaang konเคยkoeiกรีดgrèetผลpŏnฝิ่นfînเพื่อpêuuaนำnamยางyaangแห้งhâengมาใช้maa cháiทางยาtaang yaaแบบbàepพื้นบ้านpúuan bâan
Some villagers used to score opium pods to collect the dried latex for traditional medicinal use.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatยึดyéutฝิ่นfînแห้งhâengจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenยางyaangจากjàakดอกdòkฝิ่นfînที่têeผ่านpàanการgaanตากdtàak
The police seized a large amount of dried opium, which is the sun-dried latex from opium poppies.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaฝิ่นfînจะมีjà meeสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunระงับrá-ngápปวดbpùuatแต่dtàeการใช้gaan cháiเพื่อpêuuaสันทนาการsăn-tá-naa-gaanถือว่าtĕuu wâaผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măaiและláeเสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtòการเสพติดgaan sèhp dtìtอย่างรุนแรงyàang run raeng
Although opium has analgesic properties, recreational use is illegal and carries a high risk of addiction.

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