yí​shǐ

to defecate

  • created sense approved 遗矢/遺矢 · yí​shǐ · to defecate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遗矢 / 遺矢

    yí​shǐ

    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|矢|shi3]] is used identically to [[屎|屎|shi3]]

    遗 (literal) → 遗/遺 · yí · to leak 矢 (literal) → 矢 · shǐ · feces

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 遗矢/遺矢 · yí​shǐ · to lose arrows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遗矢 / 遺矢

    yí​shǐ

    to lose arrows

    (literary) to lose arrows in battle, often used to describe a minor loss during a war

    遗 (literal) → 遗/遺 · yí · to lose 矢 (literal) → 矢 · shǐ · arrow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense