trung tiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To fart / To pass gas / To break wind: The act of expelling intestinal gas through the anus. This is the direct and primary meaning.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Con trẻ đôi khi trung tiện mà không hay biết. (Children sometimes pass gas without realizing it.)
- Ăn nhiều đậu có thể dễ khiến bạn trung tiện. (Eating a lot of beans can make you more likely to fart.)
- Anh ấy xin lỗi vì đã trung tiện trong phòng họp. (He apologized for breaking wind in the meeting room.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "trung tiện" is a formal, clinical, or polite term used in medical contexts or careful speech. In everyday casual conversation, more colloquial terms like "xì hơi" or "đánh rắm" are far more common.
Variants and Related Words
- Xì hơi (v): To fart (common, casual term).
- Cậu bé cười khi bạn mình xì hơi. (The boy laughed when his friend farted.)
- Đánh rắm (v): To fart (colloquial, slightly vulgar term).
- Anh ta đánh rắm rất to. (He farted very loudly.)
Synonyms
- To flatulate: The formal medical term for the act.
- To pass gas: A common and polite euphemism.
- To break wind: A slightly old-fashioned but polite idiom.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms directly using the word "trung tiện" due to its formal nature. Idioms related to this bodily function typically use the more colloquial terms "xì hơi" or "đánh rắm."