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上大號

简上大号 · 繁上大號

Mandarin · pinyin shàng dà hào

(coll.) to defecate; to poop

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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4–4–4 · shang4 da4 hao4

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verb

(euphemistic) to do a number two; to have a poo

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