How to Say ‘To get an upset stomach from bad food’ in Traditional Chinese
吃壞肚子
chī huài dǔ zi
[chī huài dùzi]
💬 Usage Tip: This is literally "eat broken the belly": the verb comes first, followed by its result. The same pattern gives 吃飽 "eat until full".
Phrase Breakdown
吃壞
chī huài
[chī huài]
to get sick from eating
Verb meaning to upset (the stomach) by eating bad or unclean food; usually followed by 肚子.
他吃壞東西，肚子很痛。
He ate something bad and his stomach hurts a lot.
肚子
dǔ zi
[dùzi]
stomach; belly
Noun for the abdomen or stomach area.
我肚子不舒服。
My stomach doesn't feel well.
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