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小便

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo biàn

urine
to urinate
(euphemism) penis or vulva

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
便: biàn · convenience, ease; expedient

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3–4 · xiao3 bian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu2 bin6

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verb

to urinate; to pass water

noun

urine; piss; pee (Classifier: 泡 m; 脬 m; 篤／笃 c)
(rare, euphemistic) external genitalia
(Cantonese) Phillip (a character from South Park) in the Cantonese dub of the show.

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