chamber pot; night pot
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chamber pot; night pot (esp. old-fashioned)
Refers to a portable container used as a toilet at night, traditionally placed in bedrooms before modern plumbing. The term often carries a nostalgic or rustic connotation and is less common in contemporary urban households.
Yé爷
ye爷
chuáng床
tóu头
zhì至
jīn今
hái还
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
gè个
lǎo老
shì式
de的
yè夜
hú壶
。
There is still an old-fashioned chamber pot by Grandpa's bedside.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
táo陶
cí瓷
yè夜
hú壶
zài在
jiù旧
shí时
de的
nóng农
cūn村
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
。
These ceramic chamber pots were very common in rural areas in the past.
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Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
shēn身
tǐ体
bù不
biàn便
，
wǎn晚
shang上
xū需
yào要
yòng用
yè夜
hú壶
。
He is currently physically inconvenienced and needs to use a chamber pot at night.