Chinaman on one's back

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A drug addiction. offensive,slang
    — The chances are that he will stay with his first love, the needle, and that the habit will lose the glorious drive and tingle that it had at first, and become the chinaman on his back who drives him like a slave to get more money to buy more junk.
  2. Withdrawal symptoms. offensive,slang

词形变化

Chinamen on their backs plural

词源

The use of "Chinaman" could possibly refer to the use of opium becoming a historical stereotype of Chinese people.
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