Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lao sai

[ˈlaʊ˦˨ ˈsaɪ˦˨]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: lao -sai
IPA: [ˈlaʊ˦˨ ˈsaɪ˦˨]

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have diarrhoea.

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

noun

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is like going to a place with no 'jamban' [toilet] but you have to 'lao sai'."
"But they have no track record! […] How you know their food is clean or not? Wait you eat already lao sai eh?"

Etymology

From Hokkien 落屎 (làu-sái).

Word Breakdown

Root: 落屎

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce lao sai?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ˦˨ ˈsaɪ˦˨].
What does lao sai mean?: To have diarrhoea.
Where does lao sai come from?: From Hokkien 落屎 (làu-sái).

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