Definition
闹肚子 is a colloquial separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to have diarrhea'. It can be split by inserting elements like duration or frequency between 闹 and 肚子, for example 闹了一次肚子 ('had diarrhea once'). The formal equivalent is 腹泻.
v.o.
(colloquial) to have diarrhea
Examples
- 闹肚子。Tā zuìjìn zǒng shì nào dǔ.He keeps having diarrhea recently.
- 。Tā zuótiān nào le yí cì dù zi.He had diarrhea once yesterday.
- 闹肚子。Chī huài de dōngxi jiù róngyì nào dǔ.Eating spoiled food easily causes diarrhea.
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