toilet; outhouse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
toilet; outhouse; latrine
informalA colloquial, somewhat rustic term for a toilet, especially a simple one, often associated with rural areas. It can sound crude in formal contexts.
Tā他
xiǎng想
shàng上
cè厕
suǒ所
，
wèn问
cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
máo茅
fáng房
zài在
nǎ哪
lǐ里
。
He wanted to use the toilet and asked the villagers where the outhouse was.
Nóng农
cūn村
de的
máo茅
fáng房
méi没
yǒu有
chōu抽
shuǐ水
mǎ马
tǒng桶
。
The toilets in the countryside don't have flush toilets.
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Diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
de的
jué角
sè色
nèi内
jí急
，
dào到
chù处
zhǎo找
máo茅
fáng房
。
A character in the movie had a sudden need and was looking everywhere for a toilet.
Tā他
zhǐ指
zhe着
yuǎn远
chù处
nà那
jiān间
xiǎo小
mù木
wū屋
shuō说
：
‘‘
Nà那
jiù就
shì是
máo茅
fáng房
。
’
He pointed at the small wooden hut in the distance and said, 'That's the toilet.'