tiểu tiện
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 小便.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ tiən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ tiəŋ˨˩˨]
Usage notes
This term is used when speaking about people rather than animals, and is considered more polite than đái, except for the case of đái tháo đường (“diabetes mellitus”).
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