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Flatus

矢气 〔矢氣〕shǐ qì

Also fecal qì. Qì (i.e., gas) discharged through the anus. See passing of flatus.

Etymology

Chinese: 矢 shǐ, arrow, and by transference, an oath; used as a euphemistic substitute for 屎 shǐ, excrement; 气 qì, gas, vapor, qì. The qì (gas) of excrement.

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