ci3 so2廁所厕所
Jyutpingci3 so2
Yalechi só
Definition
Toilet, lavatory, washroom, restroom, or bathroom; a place where one relieves oneself.
Example
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How it's used
Using 廁所 is the most direct and common way to refer to a restroom in Hong Kong. While 洗手間 is also widely understood and sounds slightly more polite or formal, 廁所 is perfectly acceptable in almost all daily situations. You will often hear people use the phrase 去廁所 to mean using the facilities, regardless of whether they are actually going to urinate or defecate.
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go3個goExamples
Excuse me, where is the toilet around here?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using the word 衛生間, which is standard in Mandarin but sounds very unnatural and foreign to most Cantonese speakers in Hong Kong.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
