便器

Chinese

		faeces; defecation	device; tool; utensil
trad. (便器)		便	器
simp. #(便器)		便	器

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biànqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): piān-khì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biànqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biàncì
    • Wade–Giles: pien⁴-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: byàn-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannchih
    • Palladius: бяньци (bjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piān-khì
    • Tâi-lô: piān-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piexnqix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɛn³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

Noun

便器

1. any device used for defecation or urination; toilet or urinal in general

Derived terms

• 座便器 (zuòbiànqì)
• 肉便器 (ròubiànqì)
• 蹲便器

 

See also

• 夜壺／夜壶 (yèhú)
• 便壺／便壶 (biànhú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
便	器
べん Grade: 4	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
便器 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) べんき [béꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

便(べん)器(き) • (benki) 

1. any device used for defecation or urination
   1. a toilet or urinal in general
   2. chamber pot

      Synonyms: おまる (omaru), おかわ (okawa)

      Hyponyms: 尿瓶 (shibin), 尿器 (nyōki)

      • 1947, 宮本百合子, 道標:

        ベッドのわきの小(しょう)テーブルの上(うえ)にあるベルを鳴(な)らして便器(べんき)をもらった。

        Beddo no waki no shō-tēburu no ue ni aru beru o narashite benki o moratta.

        She rang the bell on the small bedside table and was given a chamber pot.

Derived terms

• 肉便器(にくべんき) (nikubenki)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
便	器

Noun

便器 • (byeon'gi) (hangeul 변기)

1. hanja form^? of 변기 (“toilet”)