TOILET    廁所

ROOM or BUILDING USED FOR DEFECATION.
WASHROOMTOILETLADIES'/MEN'S ROOMRESTROOMLAVATORYPOWDER ROOMCOMFORT STATIONURINALINFORMAL FACILITIESLITTLE GIRLS'/BOYS' ROOMCANJOHNBRIT. WATER CLOSETBRIT INFORMAL WCLOOLADIES'/GENTS'MILITARY LATRINENAUTICAL HEADDATED COMMODEPRIVYOUTHOUSE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for a toilet is cè 廁. 2. Bìng 庰 refers to the toilet as being blocked off. 3. Yǎn 偃 refers to the toilet as hiding what is going on inside. 4. Hùn 溷／圂 refers to the toilet as a dirty place. 5. Xuān 軒 refers to the toilet as being comparable in shape to a xuān 軒 carriage which hides those who ride on it.
Modern Chinese Criteria
廁所 衛生間 洗手間 廁所間 馬桶間 廁 便所 茅坑 茅廁 茅房 溷廁 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • BUILDING　BIG ARTEFACT PRODUCED FOR HUMANS OR ANIMALS to DWELL in OR BE-IN, or MOVE ON. (anc: 5/0, child: 23)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 323ff

  • Histoire des moeurs ( POIRIER 1991) p. 1.601

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 50

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 123A

    ABTRITT (LATRINE)

  • Thesaurus proverbiorum medii aevi ( SINGER 2002) p. 1,19

    ABTRITT

    • Words (9 items)

    廁  cè OC: skhrɯɡs MC: ʈʂhɨ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ntoilet
    廁  cè OC: skhrɯɡs MC: ʈʂhɨ 2 Attributions

    The current general word for a toilet is cè 廁.

      Syntactic words
    • nthe general term for the small building housing the toilet, and this building being on the side of the main building. Hence the euphemistic name "side-building"
    採清  cǎi qīng MC: tshojX tshjeng OC: tshɯɯʔ tsheŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP= shi3qing1 屎圊: latrinesLZ
    軒  xuān OC: qhan MC: hi̯ɐn 0 Attributions

    Xuān 軒 refers to the toilet as being comparable in shape to a xuān 軒 carriage which hides those who ride on it.

      Syntactic words
    • nSHIMING: enclosure with high walls with pigs inside, above which there is a toilet
    匽  yǎn OC: qanʔ MC: ʔi̯ɐn
    偃  yǎn OC: qanʔ MC: ʔi̯ɐn 0 Attributions

    Yǎn 偃 refers to the toilet as hiding what is going on inside.

      Syntactic words
    • nZHUANG: toilet; Zheng Xuan: a roadside latrine
    圂  hùn OC: ɢuuns MC: ɦuo̝n
    溷  hùn OC: ɢuuns MC: ɦuo̝n 0 Attributions

    Hùn 溷／圂 refers to the toilet as a dirty place.

      Syntactic words
    • nenclosure for pigs above which there is a toilet (the name deriving from this being an unclean stinking place)
    圊  qīng OC: tsheŋ MC: tshiɛŋ
    清  qīng OC: tsheŋ MC: tshiɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nSHIMING: euphemistic term for an enclosure for pigs above which there is a toilet (the name deriving from this being an unclean stinking place)
    庰  bìng OC: beŋs MC: biɛŋ
    庰屏  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions

    Bìng 庰 refers to the toilet as being blocked off.

      Syntactic words
    • nenclosure for pigs above which there is a toilet (the name deriving from this being closed off)
    東  dōng OC: tooŋ MC: tuŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nQing dynasty: toilet