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便所

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Chinese

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advantageous; cheap; ordinary
advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself
 
 actually; place; (nominalization prefix)
simp. and trad.
(便所) 		便 所

Etymology

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Wasei kango (和(わ)製(せい)漢(かん)語(ご)), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 便(べん)所(じょ) (benjo).[1]

Pronunciation

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Note: pén-chiò - from Japanese pronunciation.

Noun

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便所

  1. (chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) bathroom; restroom; lavatory; toilet
    便所佇佗位？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    便所伫佗位？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Piān-só͘ tī tó-ūi? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Where's the toilet?

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of 廁所 (“toilet; restroom; bathroom”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 廁, 圊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 廁所, 洗手間, 衛生間, 盥洗室, 化妝室, 化妝間
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 廁所, 茅房, 茅廁, 東廁, 東司兒
Taiwan 廁所, 洗手間
Langfang 茅房
Ulanhot 茅樓
Tongliao 茅樓
Chifeng 廁所兒, 茅廁, 茅房
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 廁所, 茅樓, 茅廁
Harbin 廁所兒, 廁所, 便所兒, 茅樓兒, 茅房, 一號兒
Shenyang 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房, 欄子, 便所, 茅樓兒
Malaysia 廁所
Singapore 廁所
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 廁所, 茅房, 茅廁, 茅樓兒, 茅所, 茅坑兒
Tangshan 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Cangzhou 廁所, 茅房, 茅子
Baoding 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Shijiazhuang 廁所, 茅坑, 茅廁
Jinan 茅房, 茅廁, 一號, 茅子 Hui
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 茅廁, 廁所兒, 便所兒
Qingdao 廁所兒, 茅房
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 茅房, 茅廁, 後茅子, 後路兒
Daming 茅子
Wanrong 茅子, 後頭
Zhengzhou 茅廁, 廁所
Xi'an 廁所, 茅子, 茅房, 後頭
Xining 茅廁, 後樓, 圈圈
Xuzhou 廁所兒, 廁所, 屎茅子, 茅子, 茅廁, 茅房, 一號兒, 一號
Pizhou 糞茅子
Lianyungang (Ganyu) 茅房, 茅坑
Donghai 茅道
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 茅圈, 茅房
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 茅圈, 茅房
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 茅房, 茅子, 廁所, 後路, 後頭
Bayanhot 廁所, 茅廁
Lanzhou 茅廁, 茅房
Ürümqi 茅房, 後頭, 廁所兒, 一號兒
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 廁所, 茅房, 茅廁
Chongqing 廁所, 茅廁
Wuhan 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房, 一號, 一步樓 dated
Guiyang 廁所, 茅廁
Kunming 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Guilin 廁所, 茅廁
Liuzhou 廁所, 茅廁, 屎坑, 糞坑, 茅坑, 灰屋 rural
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) 廁所, 茅廁
Kokang 茅廁
Mae Salong (Lancang) 廁所
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 茅廁
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 廁所, 茅廁, 一號
Yangzhou 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Baoying 茅廁
Taizhou 茅缸
Zhenjiang 茅廁
Lianyungang 茅房
Huai'an (Huaiyin) 茅廁
Xuyi 茅廁
Xinghua 屎缸, 茅廁, 茅缸
Nantong 茅缸, 茅廁, 茅房, 茅房缸, 池缸, 屎缸
Rugao 茅缸
Yancheng 茅缸
Funing 茅廁
Sihong 茅廁
Hefei 廁所, 茅廁
Huanggang 茅廁
Cantonese Guangzhou 廁所, 屎坑
Hong Kong 廁所, toilet, 洗手間, 屎坑
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 屎坑
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 廁坑
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 糞缸
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 屎缸
Macau 屎坑, 廁所
Guangzhou (Panyu) 屎坑, 廁所
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 灰圍, 廁所
Guangzhou (Conghua) 屎坑
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 糞坑
Foshan 屎坑, 廁所
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 屎坑
Foshan (Shunde) 廁所
Foshan (Sanshui) 屎坑
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 廁所
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 廁所
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 廁所
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 屎坑
Zhuhai (Doumen) 屎坑
Jiangmen (Baisha) 屎坑
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 屎坑
Taishan 廁所, 屎糞壘, 屎坑
Kaiping (Chikan) 屎坑, 糞壘
Enping (Niujiang) 廁所, 屎缸
Heshan (Yayao) 廁所
Dongguan 廁坑, 屎糞坑
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 屎坑
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 屎缸
Qingyuan 屎坑
Fogang 糞尾仔
Yingde (Hanguang) 屎坑
Yangshan 糞缸
Lianshan (Butian) 屎坑
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) 糞槽
Shaoguan 屎坑
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 廁所, 屎坑
Renhua 糞寮
Lechang 屎坑, 廁所
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 廁所, 屎坑
Sihui 屎坑
Guangning 屎坑
Deqing 屎坑
Huaiji 糞卜
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 屎坑
Yunfu 糞六
Xinxing 屎欄
Luoding 屎坑
Yunan (Pingtai) 屎坑
Yangjiang 糞六, 糞廁
Xinyi 糞坑
Lianjiang 廁所
Wuchuan (Wuyang) 屎樓 proper, 糞坑 simple, 屎坑
Nanning 廁所, 屎坑
Wuzhou 廁所, 屎坑
Yulin 屎卜, 灰卜
Hepu (Lianzhou) 屎坑
Guiping 屎坑
Mengshan (Xihe) 屎坑
Guigang (Nanjiang) 屎坑
Beiliu (Tangliao) 屎坑
Baise 屎坑
Bobai 屎坑
Lingshan 屎坑
Pubei 屎坑
Qinzhou 屎坑
Beihai 屎坑
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 廁所, 糞坑
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 廁所, 屎坑
Ningming 屎坑
Hengzhou 屎坑
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) 茅廁
Danzhou 私房
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 廁所
Penang (Guangfu) 廁所
Ipoh (Guangfu) 廁所
Singapore (Guangfu) 廁所, 屎坑
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 廁所
Móng Cái 廁所, 糞坑
Gan Nanchang 茅廁, 茅缸, 廁所
Poyang 茅廁
Yugan 東司
Wannian 東司
Yiyang, Jiangxi 茅廁
Hengfeng 茅廁
Yanshan (Hekou) 茅廁
Lichuan 茅廁, 窖上
Pingxiang 廁所, 灰屋, 東司 dated
Guixi 屎窖
Hakka Meixian 廁所, 屎窖, 屎缸
Xingning 屎缸
Dabu (Gaobei) 屎缸
Fengshun (Tangkeng) 屎缸
Fengshun (Fengliang) 糞缸
Fengshun (Pantian) 屎缸
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 屎坑
Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) 屎坑
Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) 屎坑
Huiyang 糞缸
Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) 屎坑
Huidong (Daling) 糞缸
Dongguan (Qingxi) 糞廁
Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) 屎坑
Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) 屎坑
Boluo (Bendihua) 屎坑
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 糞缸
Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) 糞缸
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 糞缸, 廁所
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 廁所
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 屎缸
Wuhua (Huacheng) 屎缸
Wuhua (Changbu) 屎缸
Wuhua (Mianyang) 屎缸
Heyuan (Bendihua) 屎湖
Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) 糞缸
Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) 屎湖
Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) 屎湖
Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) 屎坑
Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) 屎坑
Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) 屎坑
Wengyuan 屎缸
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 屎寮
Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) 屎坑
Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) 屎坑
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 屎棚
Liannan 屎缸
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 糞缸
Jiexi 屎缸
Luhe 廁缸
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 屎缸
Changting 屎窖, 屎缸
Wuping 屎缸
Wuping (Yanqian) 屎缸
Wuping (Pingyu) 屎缸下
Liancheng 屎缸
Ninghua 東司, 廁所
Yudu 屎坑, 茅廁, 糞坑, 廁所
Ningdu 廁缸
Ruijin 屎缸, 糞寮下
Shicheng 肥湖, 灰寮
Shangyou (Shexi) 糞坑, 糞缸
Tonggu (Sandu) 灰舍
Ganzhou (Panlong) 茅廁
Dayu 糞坑
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
Taoyuan 便所
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 便所, 糞窖, 糞缸, 糞缸仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 便所
Hong Kong 屎坑, 廁所, 糞缸
Yangxi (Tangkou) 糞氹
Yangchun (Sanjia) 糞氹
Xinyi (Sihe) 糞氹
Xinyi (Qianpai) 糞缸
Gaozhou (Xindong) 糞坑
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 糞湖
Huazhou (Xin'an) 屎窩
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 屎湖
Lianjiang (Qingping) 屎湖
Mengshan (Xihe) 糞缸
Luchuan 糞缸
Luchuan (Daqiao) 糞窩
Bobai (Shahe) 糞窩
Beiliu (Tang'an) 屎坑
Mashan (Pianlian) 屎坑
Sabah (Longchuan) 屎坑, 廁所
Senai (Huiyang) 屎坑
Kuching (Hepo) 屎缸
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 廁缸, 尿缸
Singkawang 水間
Singapore (Meixian) 沖涼房
Singapore (Dabu) 屎缸
Huizhou Jixi 茅廁, 廁所
Shexian 廁所, 茅廁, 茅缸
Huangshan (Tunxi) 屎缸, 廁所
Xiuning 屎缸
Yixian 茅廁
Qimen 茅廁
Wuyuan 茅廁, 東司
Fuliang 茅廁
Dexing 茅廁, 東司
Jin Taiyuan 茅子, 茅房
Pingyao 茅子
Xinzhou 茅子
Taibus (Baochang) 茅廁
Linhe 廁所, 茅房
Jining 廁所, 茅房, 茅子
Hohhot 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Baotou 茅房, 茅子
Dongsheng 廁所
Haibowan 茅房
Zhangjiakou 廁所, 茅房
Handan 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Northern Min Jian'ou 屎坑, 東司, 廁所
Jian'ou (Dikou) 糞厝
Songxi 窖楻間
Zhenghe 窖楻間
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 窖楻欄
Jianyang 茅廁
Wuyishan 茅廁
Pucheng (Shibei) 茅廁
Eastern Min Fuzhou 糞坑厝, 糞坑, 廁所
Fuzhou (Changle) 糞坑厝
Fuqing 糞坑厝, 糞池
Yongtai 糞坑
Gutian 屎坑
Fu'an 烌樓
Ningde 糞池, 糞池頭
Shouning 屎楻
Zhouning 屎欄
Fuding 屎坑
Matsu 糞池, 廁所
Southern Min Xiamen 屎礐, 礐廁, 廁所, 化礐
Xiamen (Tong'an) 屎礐
Quanzhou 屎礐, 廁所, 化礐
Jinjiang 屎礐
Hui'an 屎礐
Anxi 屎礐
Yongchun 屎礐
Zhangzhou 屎礐, 廁所, 礐仔, 屎礐仔
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 礐仔
Zhao'an 肚缸
Dongshan 屎礐, 尿間仔
Taipei 屎礐, 便所
New Taipei (Sanxia) 屎礐
Kaohsiung 屎礐仔, 便所
Yilan 礐仔, 屎礐仔
Changhua (Lukang) 屎礐, 便所
Taichung 屎礐仔, 便所
Taichung (Wuqi) 便所
Tainan 屎礐仔
Taitung 便所
Hsinchu 屎礐仔間, 便所
Kinmen 屎礐, 便所, 染顏
Penghu (Magong) 屎礐, 便所
Penang (Hokkien) 染蠻
Singapore (Hokkien) 染蠻, 沖水間
Manila (Hokkien) 廁所, 礐廁, 屎礐 dated
Longyan 東司
Zhangping 屎礐
Zhangping (Yongfu) 糞牢, 屎礐
Datian 屎楻頭, 糞櫥
Pingnan (Shangdu) 屎坑
Chaozhou 東司, 屎缸
Shantou 廁所, 東司
Shantou (Chaoyang) 廁所
Jieyang 東司, 屎缸
Haifeng 廁所, 屎礐, 屎圍
Bangkok (Teochew) 公司窿, 公房
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 染蠻
Singapore (Teochew) 染蠻
Pontianak (Teochew) 染蠻
Leizhou 屎礐
Wenchang 恭房
Haikou 恭房, 屎恭房, 屎礐
Qionghai 恭房
Singapore (Hainanese) 恭房
Puxian Min Putian 糞池兜, 廁所
Xianyou 糞池兜
Central Min Yong'an 肥池
Sanming (Shaxian) 屎坑
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 廁所, 屎坑
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 糞厝, 屎甕, 廁甕
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 屎坑
Nanning (Xinxu) 廁所
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 茅廁
Shehua Fu'an 屎楻寮
Sanming 屎楻
Hua'an 屎礐
Lishui 屎楻間
Chaozhou 屎缸
Fengshun 糞缸
Wu Shanghai 廁所, 廁所間, 衛生間, 馬桶間, 洗手間, 小便間, 盥洗室, 坑棚, 坑棚間, 茅坑, 一號 slang, 一號間 slang, 世界盃 humorous
Shanghai (Chongming) 坑棚
Suzhou 廁所, 茅坑, 屎坑, 坑棚, 屎坑棚, 馬桶間
Wuxi 廁所, 茅坑
Changshu 坑缸間
Nantong (Haimen) 坑棚
Changzhou 廁所
Danyang 廁所, 廁所間, 茅坑
Nanjing (Gaochun) 茅屎缸
Hangzhou 廁所, 廁所間, 衛生間, 馬子間, 茅坑
Ningbo 屙坑間, 屙坑, 茅坑, 坑頭, 坑頭間, 坑跟間, 屙缸, 馬桶間, 衛生間, 廁所間, 廁所
Wenzhou 茅坑, 尿盆間, 廁所
Jinhua 廁所, 茅坑
Jinhua (Tangxi) 東司, 茅坑
Shangrao 茅廁
Shangrao (Guangfeng) 茅廁
Yushan 茅坑
Xiang Changsha 茅廁, 茅廁屋, 廁屋 suburbs
Xiangtan 茅廁屋, 廁所
Loudi 茅廁
Shuangfeng 茅廁
Hengyang 毛廁
Quanzhou 茅廁

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 150

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
便 所
べん
Grade: 4 		しょ > じょ
Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

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Appears to be a coinage in Japanese[1] from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 便 (ben, “convenience, ease”, also meaning “bodily waste; bowel movement”) +‎ 所 (sho, “place”). The sho changes to jo as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare English expressions seat of ease, house of ease, also pooper, shitter.

First cited in works from the late 1400s.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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便(べん)所(じょ) • (benjo) 

  1. [from late 1400s] (dated) bathroom, restroom, lavatory, toilet
  2. (gambling slang) a pachinko machine one can use leftover balls on.

Usage notes

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While up until the 1970s, this term or the honorific お便所(べんじょ) (o-benjo) was the preferred polite term to refer to a bathroom, it has now been largely replaced with お手洗(てあら)い (o-tearai, “washroom”)—or even トイレ (toire, “toilet”)—and sounds dated, and even seen as vulgar.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “便所”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term
便所

Noun

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便所 • (byeonso) (hangeul 변소)

  1. hanja form? of 변소 (“bathroom, restroom, lavatory, toilet”)
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