tiểu tiện

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Vietnamese

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tiểu tiện

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小便, composed of 小 (“small”) and 便 (“waste”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

tiểu tiện

to urinate
Synonyms: tiểu, đái

Usage notes

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”).

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