jyu4 ci3如廁如厕
Jyutpingjyu4 ci3
Yaleyùh chi
Definition
To use the toilet or washroom.
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How it's used
This term is formal and sounds clinical or euphemistic compared to the common spoken phrase 去廁所. It is frequently seen on public signage or in written instructions rather than in casual conversation. Using it in daily speech can make the speaker sound overly stiff or like they are reading from a manual.
Examples
It is not convenient to use the washroom here, let us go to the mall next door instead.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this in casual settings, which can sound unnatural or overly polite to the point of being humorous. Stick to 去廁所 for everyday needs.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
