Where does “A片” come from?

A片 (Chinese) comes from Japanese AV, from English [[adult]] [[video]].

A片 (Chinese): pornographic film, porno

Definitions

  1. pornographic film, porno

Ancestry of “A片”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseAVアダルトビデオ an adult video, a pornographic video;...
2English[[adult]] [[video]]
Every word from English [[adult]] [[video]]Every word from Japanese AV
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