大便

Chinese

Etymology 1

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large
 
convenient; handy; easy
convenient; handy; easy; to relieve oneself
 
simp. and trad.
(大便)
便

Pronunciation


Verb

大便

  1. to defecate; to empty one's bowels
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Noun

大便

  1. faeces; excrement
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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (大便):
  • Japanese: 大便(だいべん) (daiben)
  • Korean: 대변(大便) (daebyeon)
  • Vietnamese: đại tiện (大便)

Etymology 2

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major
 
side
simp. and trad.
(大便)
便

Pronunciation


Noun

大便

  1. (Cantonese, dated) left side of a hall or study in a traditional house
Antonyms
  • 細便细便

Japanese

Kanji in this term
便
だい
Grade: 1
べん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

(big) +‎ 便 (excreta). Compare English number two.

Pronunciation

Noun

(だい)便(べん) • (daiben

  1. shit, excrement, faeces

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
便

Noun

大便 • (daebyeon) (hangeul 대변)

  1. hanja form? of 대변 (excrement; feces; stool)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
便

Verb

大便

  1. chữ Hán form of đại tiện (to defecate)