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Body

See also Physical Traits, Health and Illness, Animal's Body and Sex.

ankle gœk3 an5
arm sAu2 bei3
back bui3 dzek3
beard wu4 sou1
belly tAu5 lam2
blood hüt3
body 身體 sAn1 tAi2 ; (in compounds) tAi2
body part  身體部份  sAn1 tAi2 bou6 fAn6
bone gwAt1
brain lou5
breast 5 fon4 ; (slang) bo1
chest hUng1 bou6
ear yi5
eye an5
face min6
finger sAu2 dzi2
fingernail dzi2 gap3
foot gœk3
hair (head) tAu4 fat3
(body) mou4
hand sAu2
head tAu4
heart sAm1 dzon6
hip tün bo6
knee sAt1 tAu4
leg dai6 töü2
lip hAu2 sön4
liver gon1 dzon6
lungs fAi3
mouth hAu2
muscle gei1 yUk6
nerve sAn4 gIng1
neck gen2
nose bei6
organ 器官 hei3 gun1
penis (slang) (bAn1) dzAu1
rib lat6 gwAt1
sick yAu5 ben6
shoulder bok3 tAu4
skin pei4 fu1
stomach (abdomen) tou5; (organ) wAi6
sweat hon6
teeth a4
thumb mou5 dzi2
tongue lei6 [mnemonic] Licking Everyone's Insides
uterus dzi2 gUng1
vagina yAm1 dou6
vein dzIng6 mat6
waist dziu1 bou6

Bodily Functions

bathroom tsi3 so2 ; (more polite) sAi2 sAu2 gan1
booger bei6 si2    Lit. nose pooh
ear wax yi5 si2    Lit. ear pooh
period yüt6 gIng1    Lit. month blood
pee liu6 ; take a piss o1 liu6
pooh si2 ; take a dump o1 si2
snot bei6 tAi3
spit hAu2 söü2

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