cak1廁厕
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Yalechāk
Definition
Toilet; lavatory; washroom; a place where people relieve themselves.
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How it's used
While 廁 is a morpheme meaning toilet, it is rarely used as a standalone word in spoken Cantonese. You will almost always hear it as part of the compound 廁所, which is the standard term for a restroom. Using 廁 alone sounds like a fragment or a formal label on a sign.
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I want to go to the toilet, do you know where one is?
The toilet here is very dirty, don't go in.
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Common mistake
Learners sometimes try to use 廁 as a verb meaning to go to the toilet, but it is strictly a noun. You must always use the verb phrase 去廁所 to express the action of going to the restroom.
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Grammar guides
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