đi sau

Một người đàn ông đi sau trong nhà vệ sinh.

Definition

1. Verb (Euphemism):
   • To defecate, to have a bowel movement: A polite, indirect, and often childish or dialectal term for going to the toilet to pass solid waste.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Em bé cần đi sau. (The baby needs to go poop.)
  • Cháu nó bảo nó muốn đi sau. (The child said he wants to go to the bathroom.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in spoken language, especially when talking to or about young children. It is considered much softer and more polite than direct terms.

Variants and Related Words

• Đi vệ sinh (v): to go to the bathroom/toilet (a general, neutral term).
• Đi ngoài (v): to defecate (another common euphemism, slightly more clinical than "đi sau").

Synonyms

• To defecate.
• To have a bowel movement.
• To go to the bathroom (in context).

Notes on Usage

• Register: Informal, euphemistic, often used in family settings or with children.
• Region: May be more common in certain dialects, as indicated in the reference source.