tiểu tiện
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 小便.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ tiən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ tiəŋ˨˩˨]
Verb
- to urinate
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”).