Speaking of "AWE some possum," today we are going to look at different ways to talk about our bathroom needs. Some are euphemisms while others are considered more vulgar:
General terms:
去厠所/ 去toilet - to go to the bathroom
方便 - to convenience
解決 - to solve (a problem)
好急 - urgent/ desperate
去厠所/ 去toilet - to go to the bathroom
方便 - to convenience
解決 - to solve (a problem)
好急 - urgent/ desperate
"No. 1" | No. 2 | |
---|---|---|
Motherese/ baby talk | 痾o殊o殊 | 痾bat bat/ 痾臭臭 |
Neutral (used in family) | 痾尿 | 痾屎 |
Formal (also used by medical providers) | 小便 | 大便 |
Colloquial (a little 麻甩) | 開細 | 開大 |
More polite | 小解 | 大解 |
Humorous/ figurative (colloquial) | 唱歌 / 交水費 | 踎塔 /放低幾両 |
Humorous/ figurative (more vulgar) | 放水 | 爆石/紮馬 |
Humorous/ figurative (neologism) | -- | 去玩手機 |
Of these, let's further examine the figurative terms:
- 唱歌 - to sing (to mask the sound made during the act?)
- 交水費 - to pay the water bill
- 踎塔 - to squat down
- 放低幾両 - put down a few "ounces" (Chinese unit of weight)
- 放水 - turn on the water
- 爆石 - exploding out rocks* (nice imagery...)
- 紮馬 - "the horse stance" in kungfu; basically squatting
- 去玩手機 - to play on the phone. Because what better place to update your FB status than on the toilet?
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