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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
拉肚子 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
拉肚子 ＝ 拉 ＋ 肚 ＋ 子
ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ · lā dùzi
verb — to have diarrhea, to have an upset stomach (colloquial)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

拉to pull, here to pass stool (拉開)lā
肚belly, stomach (肚子)dù
子a noun suffix (椅子)zi
拉肚子，拉開的拉，肚皮的肚，椅子的子。
關 · Related
腹瀉fùxièdiarrhea — the clinical term肚子痛dùzi tòngstomach ache — the symptom beside it