<p>Tummy is similar to belly, and tummy ache is more commonly used than belly ache. </p>

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Tummy is baby speak, in Chinese we have 肚肚 :)
Wang Dingwei
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Note that "tummy" is derived from children's attempt to pronounce "stomach": http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=tummy
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Ganlin Jin
<p>I did not realize that this is a question about <strong>English</strong>. I should have deleted this answer, but I hope the explanation will help someone anyway.</p>

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<p>肚 and 胃 belong to <strong>different registers</strong>.</p>

<p>We <strong>almost always</strong> use 肚(子) to refer to abdomen, belly, stomach, etc. It is also used in <strong>idiomatic expressions</strong>. It is also used to refer to the middle part of something, especially when something looks swollen. </p>

<p>胃 is occasionally associated with appetites, but it is mostly used in <strong>scientific</strong> contexts, which unambiguously refers to the stomach organ. Names of diseases, though often heard everyday, never contain 肚. They tend to be more specific to refer to different parts as 胃 (stomach), 腹 (abdomen), 肠 (intestine), etc.</p>

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Yang Muye
<p>肚 is one part of location of your body.</p>

<p>Located under diaphragm and above thigh.</p>

<p>It can also describe lots of thing located there.</p>

<p>for example:</p>

<p>the skin on the 肚　：　肚皮</p>

<p>the hair on the 肚　：　肚毛</p>

<p>following is a picture of body of one person.</p>

<p>　　　　　　Ｏ</p>

<p>　　　　　／　＼</p>

<p>　　　　 ［＿＿］　＜＝＝＝usually located here.</p>

<p>　　　　　｜　｜</p>

<p>　　　　　</p>

<p>胃 is just a organ. I think stomach is talking about 胃.</p>

<p>You can say 胃 is in 肚.</p>

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doesn't really answer my question as you I'm looking for names of 肚 vs. 胃 in English aswell...
Mou某
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If you want a specific English word, I would use belly or abdomen for 肚; stomach for 胃.
Ray
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Abdomen, good thinking. I like that. +1
Mou某
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abdomen sounds formal enough, the counterpart in Chinese i think should be 腹.
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Ray
<p>肚 is belly, 胃 is stomach. So:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>啤酒肚: Beer belly.</p>
<p>肚子疼: Pain in the belly, could be the stomach, but may well be the appendage.</p>
<p>大肚婆: Slang for pregnant woman.</p>
<p>小肚子: The underbelly. Formal: 下腹 or 小腹.</p>
<p>肚脐: Belly button.</p>
<p>肚量大: Big-hearted. (Funny, but we also say 心胸宽广.)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>When you read it as <code>dǔ</code>, it means the stomach of an animal: <code>猪肚</code>, <code>牛肚</code>, etc. Usually edible by Chinese standards. Sometimes you hear <code>肠子肚子</code> which means &quot;stomach and intestines&quot;. A human stomach is NOT called 人肚.</p>
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<p>Update，肚子疼 vs 胃疼：</p>
<blockquote>
<p>病人：医生，我肚子疼。</p>
<p>医生：你肚子哪里疼？</p>
<p>病人：这里。（Points at the left）</p>
<p>医生：那应该是胃疼咯。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So 肚子疼 is the pain in the belly area, maybe it's the stomach, maybe not. 胃疼 is more specific, it is the stomach, no doubt about that. Also:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>女雇员：老板，我肚子疼，今天请个假。</p>
<p>男老板：那你去医院看看吧。</p>
<p>女雇员：不用的，休息休息就好。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In this case 肚子疼 means &quot;period pain&quot;, and the boss should say things like &quot;好好喝水，多多休息&quot; instead of advising her to go to the hospital.</p>

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How about 肚子疼 vs. 胃痛, we don't really say *belly pain* in English...
Mou某
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@user3306356 check my update.
Wang Dingwei
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Can we get some English words for the differences in 肚 and 胃 - or are we to simply say stomach for both?!
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@user3306356 肚: belly. 胃: stomach. You can say 肚子疼 if you've got a stomachache, but you can also say 肚子疼 for other inconvenient feelings in your belly. 胃疼 is just the stomachache.
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Bellyache vs Stomachache. I like it. btw: it's not belly pain it would be bellyache - that could totally work. good job.
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Wang Dingwei
<p>In Chinese 肚 and 胃 are two quite seperate things.</p>

<p>In English, though, it's mostly just: <em>stomach</em>.</p>

<p>Is there a good way to differantiate between the two in English? </p>

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Differentiating: 肚 and 胃 in English?
# Differentiating: 肚 and 胃 in English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-17)

In Chinese 肚 and 胃 are two quite seperate things.

In English, though, it's mostly just: *stomach*.

Is there a good way to differantiate between the two in English?

**Tags:** translation


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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-17. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

肚 is belly, 胃 is stomach. So:

> 啤酒肚: Beer belly.
>
> 肚子疼: Pain in the belly, could be the stomach, but may well be the appendage.
>
> 大肚婆: Slang for pregnant woman.
>
> 小肚子: The underbelly. Formal: 下腹 or 小腹.
>
> 肚脐: Belly button.
>
> 肚量大: Big-hearted. (Funny, but we also say 心胸宽广.)

When you read it as `dǔ`, it means the stomach of an animal: `猪肚`, `牛肚`, etc. Usually edible by Chinese standards. Sometimes you hear `肠子肚子` which means "stomach and intestines". A human stomach is NOT called 人肚.

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Update，肚子疼 vs 胃疼：

> 病人：医生，我肚子疼。
>
> 医生：你肚子哪里疼？
>
> 病人：这里。（Points at the left）
>
> 医生：那应该是胃疼咯。

So 肚子疼 is the pain in the belly area, maybe it's the stomach, maybe not. 胃疼 is more specific, it is the stomach, no doubt about that. Also:

> 女雇员：老板，我肚子疼，今天请个假。
>
> 男老板：那你去医院看看吧。
>
> 女雇员：不用的，休息休息就好。

In this case 肚子疼 means "period pain", and the boss should say things like "好好喝水，多多休息" instead of advising her to go to the hospital.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: How about 肚子疼 vs. 胃痛, we don't really say *belly pain* in English...  
> **username_2**: @user3306356 check my update.  
> **username_0**: Can we get some English words for the differences in 肚 and 胃 - or are we to simply say stomach for both?!  
> **username_2**: @user3306356 肚: belly. 胃: stomach. You can say 肚子疼 if you've got a stomachache, but you can also say 肚子疼 for other inconvenient feelings in your belly. 胃疼 is just the stomachache.  
> **username_0**: Bellyache vs Stomachache. I like it. btw: it's not belly pain it would be bellyache - that could totally work. good job.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-17. Score: 2

Tummy is similar to belly, and tummy ache is more commonly used than belly ache.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Tummy is baby speak, in Chinese we have 肚肚 :)  
> **username_3**: Note that "tummy" is derived from children's attempt to pronounce "stomach": http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=tummy  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-11-17. Score: 2

I did not realize that this is a question about **English**. I should have deleted this answer, but I hope the explanation will help someone anyway.

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肚 and 胃 belong to **different registers**.

We **almost always** use 肚(子) to refer to abdomen, belly, stomach, etc. It is also used in **idiomatic expressions**. It is also used to refer to the middle part of something, especially when something looks swollen.

胃 is occasionally associated with appetites, but it is mostly used in **scientific** contexts, which unambiguously refers to the stomach organ. Names of diseases, though often heard everyday, never contain 肚. They tend to be more specific to refer to different parts as 胃 (stomach), 腹 (abdomen), 肠 (intestine), etc.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-11-17. Score: 1

肚 is one part of location of your body.

Located under diaphragm and above thigh.

It can also describe lots of thing located there.

for example:

the skin on the 肚　：　肚皮

the hair on the 肚　：　肚毛

following is a picture of body of one person.

　　　　　　Ｏ

　　　　　／　＼

　　　　 ［＿＿］　＜＝＝＝usually located here.

　　　　　｜　｜

胃 is just a organ. I think stomach is talking about 胃.

You can say 胃 is in 肚.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: doesn't really answer my question as you I'm looking for names of 肚 vs. 胃 in English aswell...  
> **username_5**: If you want a specific English word, I would use belly or abdomen for 肚; stomach for 胃.  
> **username_0**: Abdomen, good thinking. I like that. +1  
> **username_2**: abdomen sounds formal enough, the counterpart in Chinese i think should be 腹.  

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