肚子

Chinese

belly
tripe
[diminutive suffix]
trad. (肚子) 肚 子
simp. #(肚子) 肚 子

Pronunciation 1


Noun

肚子

  1. (anatomy) abdomen; belly; stomach (Classifier: 個/个 m)
    你肚子餓了嗎?/你肚子饿了吗?  ―  Nǐ dùzi è le ma?  ―  Are you hungry?
    他打了我肚子一拳。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tā dǎ le wǒ dùzi yī quán. [Pinyin]
    He punched me in the stomach.
  2. (figuratively) heart; gut; innermost being (Classifier: 個/个 m)
    他滿肚子都是壞水兒! [MSC, trad.]
    他满肚子都是坏水儿! [MSC, simp.]
    Tā mǎn dùzi dōu shì huàishuǐr! [Pinyin]
    His belly is full of malicious ideas!
  3. object shaped like a belly; round and protruding object (Classifier: 個/个 m)
    腿肚子  ―  tuǐdùzi  ―  calf (back of the leg below the knee)
    手指頭肚子/手指头肚子  ―  shǒuzhítoudùzi  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
  • (abdomen):
  • (heart):
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2


Noun

肚子

  1. tripe
See also
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