闹肚子 (nào dǔ) — (colloquial) to have diarrhea

Definition

Colloquial verb meaning 'to have diarrhea'. The literal image is 'make a fuss in the stomach' — a casual, everyday alternative to 拉肚子 (lā dùzi).

verb
(colloquial) to have diarrhea

Examples

  • 闹肚子
    Tā zuì jìn zǒng shì nào dǔ.
    He keeps having diarrhea recently.
  • Tā zuó tiān nào le yí cì dù zi.
    He had diarrhea once yesterday.
  • 闹肚子
    Chī huài de dōng xī jiù róng yì nào dǔ.
    Eating spoiled food easily causes diarrhea.

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