buttocks (dialect); insect stinger
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
buttocks; bottom; backside
dialectDialect usage. In standard Mandarin, 肚子 (dùzi) means 'belly/stomach', but in some northern dialects (e.g., Northeastern Mandarin, Shandong dialect), dūzi refers to the buttocks.
Tā他
shuāi摔
le了
yī一
jiāo跤
，
bǎ把
dū肚
zi子
dōu都
shuāi摔
qīng青
le了
。
He fell and bruised his bottom.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
guāng光
pì屁
gu股
，
dū肚
zi子
dōu都
lù露
chū出
lái来
le了
。
The child is naked, with his bottom completely exposed.
noun
stinger; tail (of bees, wasps, scorpions, etc.)
dialectDialect term for the posterior stinging part of insects and arachnids, especially bees and scorpions.
Xiǎo小
xīn心
mì蜜
fēng蜂
de的
dū肚
zi子
，
shàng上
miàn面
yǒu有
dú毒
zhēn针
。
Watch out for the bee's stinger—it has a poisonous needle.
Bèi被
xiē蝎
zi子
dū肚
zi子
zhē蜇
le了
yī一
xià下
，
téng疼
de得
yào要
mìng命
。
I got stung by the scorpion's tail, and it hurt terribly.