đi ngoài
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To have a bowel movement, to defecate: A common, informal, and somewhat euphemistic phrase used to describe the act of excreting feces. It is a direct and polite way to express this bodily function, often used with or around children.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Con nhỏ nói nó muốn đi ngoài. (The child says she needs to go to the bathroom / to have a bowel movement.)
- Anh ấy bị đau bụng và phải đi ngoài nhiều lần. (He has a stomach ache and has had to have bowel movements many times.)
Advanced Usage
- "đi ngoài ra...": to have diarrhea, to pass (a specific substance).
- Bệnh nhân đang đi ngoài ra máu. (The patient is passing blood in their stool.)
- "bị đi ngoài": to suffer from diarrhea.
- Ăn đồ đó xong, tôi bị đi ngoài cả ngày. (After eating that, I had diarrhea all day.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đi vệ sinh (verb phrase): to go to the bathroom/toilet (a more general and common euphemism).
- Đi ỉa (verb phrase): to defecate (more direct and vulgar than "đi ngoài").
- Đại tiện (verb): to defecate (formal, medical term).
- Tiêu chảy (noun/verb): diarrhea / to have diarrhea.
Synonyms
- Ỉa (verb): to shit, to defecate (very direct, often vulgar).
- Đi cầu (verb phrase): to go to the toilet (another common euphemism in Southern Vietnam).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a verb phrase itself, "đi ngoài" does not typically combine further to form distinct phrasal verbs. Its meaning is modified by additional words as shown in "Advanced Usage".
Related Idioms
- Đau bụng đi ngoài: to have a stomachache and diarrhea (a common phrase describing a frequent ailment).
- Mùa này dễ bị đau bụng đi ngoài lắm. (It's easy to get stomachaches and diarrhea this season.)
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