tou5 o1肚屙

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Definition

Diarrhoea; to suffer from loose or watery bowel movements.

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How it's used

肚屙 is the standard colloquial term for having diarrhoea, functioning as both a noun and a verb. It is much more common in daily speech than the formal term 腹瀉. When someone is experiencing this, they might also say 肚痛 to describe the associated stomach ache.

Examples

ngo5我cam4尋maan5晚sik6食jyun4完hoi2海sin1鮮zau6就tou5肚o1屙。

I had diarrhoea after eating seafood last night.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪tou5肚o1屙aa4呀？jiu3要m4唔jiu3要tai2睇ji1醫sang1生？

Do you have diarrhoea? Do you need to see a doctor?

Common phrases

sik6食dou3到tou5肚o1屙

to get diarrhoea from eating something

jau6又au2嘔jau6又tou5肚o1屙

vomiting and having diarrhoea

Common mistake

Avoid using 腹瀉 in casual conversation as it sounds overly clinical or written. Also, note that 肚屙 is specifically about the condition, not just a general stomach ache, which is better expressed as 肚痛.