上吐下瀉

简 上吐下泻 · 繁 上吐下瀉
Mandarin · pinyin shàng tù xià xiè

Meanings

  1. to vomit and have diarrhea
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上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
吐
tǔ · vomit, spew out, cough up
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
瀉
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泻
xiè · drain off, leak; flow, pour down
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4–4–4–4 · shang4 tu4 xia4 xie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng6 tou3 haa6 se3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (medicine) to suffer from both vomiting and diarrhoea

noun

  1. (Wuhu Mandarin) cholera

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