trung tiện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中便, composed of 中 (“medium; middle”) and 便 (“convenience”), modelled after đại tiện (大便, “to defecate [i.e. ‘big convenience’]”) and tiểu tiện (小便, “to urinate [i.e. ‘small convenience’]”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

trung tiện

(euphemistic) to pass wind
Synonyms: địt, đánh địt, đánh rắm

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