追龙 (zhuīlóng): (slang) to chase the dragon

Meanings

1 (slang) to chase the dragon
2 to inhale heroin vapor heated on aluminum foil

Characters

追

Examples

他染上了追龙的毒瘾。

Tā rǎnshàng le zhuīlóng de dúyǐn.

He got hooked on chasing the dragon.

电影《追龙》讲的是香港黑帮的故事。

Diànyǐng 《Zhuīlóng》 jiǎng de shì Xiānggǎng hēibāng de gùshi.

The film 'Chasing the Dragon' tells the story of Hong Kong gangsters.

Tips

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Drug-culture slang, calque from English 'chasing the dragon'. Heat heroin on foil, chase the rolling smoke trail with a straw — the smoke ribbon resembles a dragon. The 2017 Donnie Yen / Andy Lau film 《追龙》 made the term widely recognizable in Mandarin pop culture.

In Pop Culture

追龙 Zhuīlóng

Chasing the Dragon (2017 film)

Hong Kong crime film starring Donnie Yen as 1960s drug lord Crippled Ho and Andy Lau as corrupt cop Lee Rock — title plays on both the literal drug term and the 'chasing power' theme.