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拉肚子

拉肚子

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	abdomen; belly; stomach
simp. and trad. (拉肚子)		拉	肚子

Noun

拉肚子

(colloquial) diarrhea

Verb

拉肚子

(colloquial) to have diarrhea

Synonyms

(formal) 腹瀉／腹泻 (fùxiè)
(colloquial) 瀉肚／泻肚 (xièdù), 拉稀 (lāxī), 跑肚, 鬧肚子／闹肚子, 走肚
(TCM) 下痢 (xiàlì)
(Min Nan) 落屎 (làu-sái)
(Cantonese) 肚屙 (tou5 o1), 屙肚 (o1 tou5)
(Hakka) 滑痢肚 (va̍t-li-tú)

Etymology

From 拉 (lā, “to excrete; lit. to pull”) + 肚子 (dùzi, “belly”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lādùzi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄚㄉㄨˋ ㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ tou⁵ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lādùzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚㄉㄨˋ ㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhaduh.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /la̠⁵⁵ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laai¹ tou⁵ zi²
  - Yale: lāai tóuh jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ tou⁵ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑːi̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯¹³ t͡siː³⁵/