yíshǐ
to defecate
- to defecate
- (literary) to defecate; to relieve oneself. Often used in literary contexts to describe incontinence as a sign of old age or physical decline. In this sense 矢 shǐ is used identically to 屎 shǐ
- to lose arrows
- (literary) to lose arrows in battle, often used to describe a minor loss during a war