mau1 ci3踎廁踎厕
Jyutpingmau1 ci3
Yalemāu chi
Definition
Squat toilet.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the floor level toilet design common in older buildings and public facilities. The term is formed by combining the verb 踎, meaning to squat, with the word for toilet, highlighting the physical posture required for use. It is the standard term used in daily life to distinguish this type from the sit down toilet, which is called 坐廁.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the act of squatting itself, which is just 踎. Using 踎廁 as a verb to mean squatting is incorrect.
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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.
