YEN-SHEE


Meaning of YEN-SHEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyen-ˈshē ]

noun

Etymology: Chinese (Guangdong) yīn-sí, from yīn opium + sí excrement, filth

Date: circa 1882

: the residue formed in the bowl of an opium pipe by smoking

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