童子尿
Chinese
child, especially a boy; scholar who has not passed the county level imperial exam | urinate; urine | ||
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simp. and trad. (童子尿) | 童子 | 尿 |
Pronunciation
Noun
童子尿
- urine of a boy under the age of 12 (or 10 according to some sources), said to be of medicinal value according to traditional Chinese medicine
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 童便 (“urine of a boy (TCM)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 童便 | |
Mandarin | Harbin | 童子尿 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 童子尿 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 囡仔尿 |
Wu | Shanghai | 童便 |
Suzhou | 童便 |