Vietnamese

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Etymology

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đi (to go) +‎ ngoài (outside).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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đi ngoài

  1. (euphemistic) to do number two; to relieve oneself; to move one's bowels
    Synonym: đi tiêu
    đi ngoài ra nước
    to go to the bathroom and pass loose stools, i.e. to have diarrhoea
    [Note: this may be a pun on đi ra nước ngoài (to go abroad)]