trung tiện
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-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
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Verb
edit- (euphemistic) to pass wind