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˧ˀ˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiəŋ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

trung tiện

  1. (euphemistic) to fart; to pass wind
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