tiểu tiện
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 小便, composed of 小 (“small”) and 便 (“waste”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ tiən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ tiəŋ˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Verb
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]- This term is used when speaking about people rather than animals, and is considered more polite than đái (“to piss”), except for the case of đái tháo đường (“diabetes mellitus”).