便所

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Chinese[edit]

 
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[edit]

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 便(べん)所(じょ) (benjo).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Note: pén-chiò - from Japanese pronunciation.

Noun[edit]

便所

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

Synonyms[edit]

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
Mandarin Beijing 廁所, 茅房, 茅廁, 東廁, 東司兒
Taiwan 廁所, 洗手間
Tianjin 廁所, 茅房, 茅廁, 茅樓兒, 茅所, 茅坑兒
Langfang 茅房
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
Daming 茅子
Ulanhot 茅樓
Tongliao 茅樓
Chifeng 廁所兒, 茅廁, 茅房
Bayanhot 廁所, 茅廁
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
Yantai (Muping) 茅廁, 廁所兒, 便所兒
Qingdao 廁所兒, 茅房
Jinan 茅房, 茅廁, 一號, 茅子 Hui
Luoyang 茅房, 茅廁, 後茅子, 後路兒
Wanrong 茅子, 後頭
Zhengzhou 茅廁, 廁所
Xi'an 廁所, 茅子, 茅房, 後頭
Yinchuan 茅房, 茅子, 廁所, 後路, 後頭
Lanzhou 茅廁, 茅房
Xining 茅廁, 後樓, 圈圈
Ürümqi 茅房, 後頭, 廁所兒, 一號兒
Wuhan 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房, 一號, 一步樓 dated
Huanggang 茅廁
Chengdu 廁所, 茅房, 茅廁
Chongqing 廁所, 茅廁
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
Xuzhou 廁所兒, 廁所, 屎茅子, 茅子, 茅廁, 茅房, 一號兒, 一號
Yangzhou 廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Xinghua 屎缸, 茅廁, 茅缸
Nanjing 廁所, 茅廁, 一號
Hefei 廁所, 茅廁
Nantong 茅缸, 茅廁, 茅房, 茅房缸, 池缸, 屎缸
Malaysia 廁所
Singapore 廁所
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 茅圈, 茅房
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 茅圈, 茅房
Kokang 茅廁
Mae Salong (Lancang) 廁所
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 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) 廁所
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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) 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 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
Zengcheng (Zhengguo) 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
Conghua (Lütian) 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
Taoyuan 便所
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
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
Huizhou Jixi 茅廁, 廁所
Shexian 廁所, 茅廁, 茅缸
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
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
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
Shaxian 屎坑
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 廁所, 屎坑
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
Danyang 廁所, 廁所間, 茅坑
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
Quanzhou 茅廁

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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

Japanese[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “便所”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term
便所

Noun[edit]

便所 • (byeonso) (hangeul 변소)

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