đi rửa
Definition
- Verb phrase (colloquial, informal):
- To get diarrhoea / to have diarrhoea: A common, informal Vietnamese expression used to describe the condition of suffering from diarrhoea. It literally combines "đi" (to go) and "rửa" (to wash), creating a vivid, euphemistic phrase for the ailment.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Ăn đồ đó dễ bị đi rửa lắm. (Eating that stuff makes you very likely to get diarrhoea.)
- Hôm qua nó đi rửa mấy lần rồi. (Yesterday, he had diarrhoea several times.)
- Cẩn thận kẻo đi rửa đấy. (Be careful, or you'll get the runs.)
Advanced Usage
- This phrase is almost exclusively used in casual, everyday speech. In formal or medical contexts, terms like "bị tiêu chảy" (to have diarrhoea) or "mắc bệnh tiêu chảy" (to contract diarrhoea) are preferred.
Variants and Related Words
- Bị tiêu chảy (v): to have diarrhoea (standard/medical term).
- Bệnh nhân bị tiêu chảy nặng. (The patient has severe diarrhoea.)
- Tào tháo đuổi (idiom, slang): a humorous and common slang idiom for diarrhoea, meaning "Cao Cao is chasing," implying a urgent need to defecate.
- Bụng đau quá, chắc bị tào tháo đuổi rồi. (My stomach hurts so much; I think the runs have got me.)
Synonyms
- To have diarrhoea: The standard English equivalent.
- To get the runs: An informal English synonym matching the colloquial tone of "đi rửa".
- To have loose bowels: A more descriptive, mild synonym.
Related Idioms
- As a specific phrase for an illness, "đi rửa" itself functions like an idiom. The closely related humorous idiom is "tào tháo đuổi" (explained above).
-
Get diarrhoea
