茅房 (máo fáng) — (noun) a primitive outdoor toilet, an outhouse (often made of thatch); (noun) a thatched hut or house
Definition
A colloquial, somewhat old-fashioned word for an outdoor toilet (outhouse) or a thatched hut. In modern usage it usually means 'latrine/outhouse,' especially a rustic or rural one.
noun
a primitive outdoor toiletan outhouse (often made of thatch)a thatched hut or house
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 茅房。Zhè ge cūn zi lǐ de máo fáng yǐ jīng méi yǒu rén zài yòng le.The outhouse in this village is no longer used.
- 茅房。Yǐ qián rén men qù máo fáng dōu yào zì jǐ dài zhǐ.In the past, people had to bring their own paper when they went to the outhouse.
- 茅房，。Nà zuò lǎo máo fáng shì yòng máo cǎo gài de, xiàn zài yǐ jīng dǎo tā le.That old thatched hut was built with thatch and has now collapsed.
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