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摇头丸

English translation: Ectasy

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Chinese term or phrase:摇头丸
English translation:Ectasy
Entered by: Denyce Seow

12:05 Dec 29, 2003
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Medical
Chinese term or phrase: 摇头丸
a type of drug taken orally similar to taken opium tablets
3Sigma
Local time: 23:46
Ecstasy
Explanation:
Very common drug among teenagers.... I was one of the good kid so I don't really know how it works but as I can see on TV, those kids just kept shaking their head..... that's where the Chinese name comes from... :)

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Note added at 8 mins (2003-12-29 12:14:27 GMT)
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Medical name: MDMA(3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine)

More info:
http://www.greencross.org.tw/drugabuse/MDMA.htm
俗称摇头丸或快乐丸的毒品事实上属于安非他命的衍生物，英文叫作 MDMA(3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) 或 Ecstasy。

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Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 23:46
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +9Ecstasy
Denyce Seow


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
摇头丸
Ecstasy


Explanation:
Very common drug among teenagers.... I was one of the good kid so I don't really know how it works but as I can see on TV, those kids just kept shaking their head..... that's where the Chinese name comes from... :)

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Note added at 8 mins (2003-12-29 12:14:27 GMT)
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Medical name: MDMA(3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine)

More info:
http://www.greencross.org.tw/drugabuse/MDMA.htm
俗称摇头丸或快乐丸的毒品事实上属于安非他命的衍生物，英文叫作 MDMA(3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) 或 Ecstasy。



Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 23:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1380
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  HymnLau: A good Kid?
2 hrs
  -> Of course!! :p
agree  Stefanie Sendelbach: I wonder what else our "good kid" knows... ;) So no Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll for you???
3 hrs
  -> "I'm a virgin.... la la la la" (Madonna)
agree  Lu Zou
3 hrs
  -> Good kid: "Thank you, Sir."
agree  isahuang
3 hrs
  -> Good kid: "Thank you, Mdm."
agree  Kevin Yang: MDMA
4 hrs
  -> Good kid: "Thank you, Sir."
agree  matias
4 hrs
  -> Good kid: "Thank you, Sir."
agree  Zhoudan
12 hrs
  -> Thanks!!
agree  Xiaoping Fu: Good kid, please say something other than "Thank you, Sir." :-)
15 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mr Fu..................... ****big wideeee smile***
agree  Donglai Lou (X)
23 hrs
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