茅坑 (máo kēng) — latrine pit (rustic, outdoor toilet)

Definição

A rural, pit-style outdoor toilet — rough and crude, unlike modern 卫生间 or 厕所. Also used figuratively for a filthy place (and in slang, for a dim-witted person).

noun
latrine pit (rustic, outdoor toilet)
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Exemplos

  • 茅坑
    Nóng cūn de lǎo fáng zi hái zài yòng máo kēng.
    The old houses in the countryside still use latrine pits.
  • 茅坑
    Nà ge máo kēng tài zāng le, méi rén yuàn yì yòng.
    That latrine pit is too dirty; nobody wants to use it.
  • 茅坑
    Tā zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ, bié rén dōu méi fǎ gōng zuò.
    He's squatting on the latrine without shitting — others can't work.

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