buồn đái
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Needing to pee — the Northern word; Southerners say mắc đái.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Cần đi tiểu — từ miền Bắc; trong Nam nói mắc đái.
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam
Examples
Xe đi mãi không nghỉ, ai cũng buồn đái.The bus went on without a stop and everyone needed to pee.
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “buồn đái” mean?
Needing to pee — the Northern word; Southerners say mắc đái.
Is “buồn đái” formal or informal?
buồn đái is generally informal.
What is the closest equivalent?
“mắc đái” (Tiếng Việt) — same meaning · other region.