猪圈 (zhū juān) — pigsty (literal and figurative)

Definition

A pen or enclosure for raising pigs; also used figuratively to describe a very messy room (like a 'pigsty' in English).

noun
pigsty (literal and figurative)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 猪圈
    Zhè ge zhū juān lǐ yǎng le shí tóu zhū.
    This pigsty is raising ten pigs.
  • 猪圈
    Tā de fáng jiān luàn dé xiàng zhū juān yí yàng.
    His room is as messy as a pigsty.
  • 猪圈
    Nóng mín měi tiān dōu yào dǎ sǎo zhū juān.
    The farmer has to clean the pigsty every day.

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