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Jyutpinghon5 ci3
Yalehóhn chi
Definition
Dry toilet; pit latrine.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to older, non-flushing toilet facilities that rely on a pit rather than a sewage system. These are increasingly rare in urban Hong Kong and are mostly found in remote rural areas or hiking trails. The term carries a strong association with older infrastructure and lack of modern sanitation.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
There used to be pit toilets here.
Related words
Common phrases
pit toilet in the countryside
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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.
