公廁

See also: 公厕

Chinese

		just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister	rest-room; toilet; lavatory
trad. (公廁)		公	廁
simp. (公厕)		公	厕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngcè

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄘㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ ci³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-chhek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngcè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄘㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongcè
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-tsʻê⁴
  - Yale: gūng-tsè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongtseh
  - Palladius: гунцэ (guncɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ ci³
  - Yale: gūng chi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ tsi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ qi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-chhek
  - Tâi-lô: kong-tshik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kongzheg
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

Noun

公廁

public toilet (Classifier: 座 m; 所 m; 個／个 m c; 間／间 c)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) town bicycle
係雞係公廁／系鸡系公厕 [Cantonese] ― hai⁶ gai¹ hai⁶ gung¹ ci³ [Jyutping] ― (vulgar) [someone] is a bitch (literally, “[someone] is prostitute, is town bicycle”)
- 2017 July 19, 于日辰, 倫敦金 3 之《有用無用你懂不懂》 [London Gold 3], Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 222:
  
  芳芳唔係公廁，頂到盡都係外人眼中嘅金融雞Only，我唔准任何人話佢係公廁，就算佢真係全心嚟攞債嚟報復嚟要我身敗名裂，我都仍然記得曾經有一下好想娶佢，永遠愛住佢一個，一齊建立一個幸福快樂嘅家庭……點解……點解個天要咁殘忍…… [Cantonese, trad.]
  芳芳唔系公厕，顶到尽都系外人眼中嘅金融鸡Only，我唔准任何人话佢系公厕，就算佢真系全心嚟𫽋债嚟报复嚟要我身败名裂，我都仍然记得曾经有一下好想娶佢，永远爱住佢一个，一齐建立一个幸福快乐嘅家庭……点解……点解个天要咁残忍…… [Cantonese, simp.]
  fong¹ fong¹ m⁴ hai⁶ gung¹ ci³, ding² dou³ zeon⁶ dou¹ hai⁶ ngoi⁶ jan⁴ ngaan⁵ zung¹ ge³ gam¹ jung⁴ gai¹ Only, ngo⁵ m⁴ zeon² jam⁶ ho⁴ jan⁴ waa⁶ keoi⁵ hai⁶ gung¹ ci³, zau⁶ syun³ keoi⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ cyun⁴ sam¹ lai⁴ lo² zaai³ lai⁴ bou³ fuk⁶ lai⁴ jiu³ ngo⁵ san¹ baai⁶ ming⁴ lit⁶, ngo⁵ dou¹ jing⁴ jin⁴ gei³ dak¹ cang⁴ ging¹ jau⁵ jat¹ haa⁵ hou² soeng² ceoi² keoi⁵, wing⁵ jyun⁵ oi³ zyu⁶ keoi⁵ jat¹ go³, jat¹ cai⁴ gin³ laap⁶ jat¹ go³ hang⁶ fuk¹ faai³ lok⁶ ge³ gaa¹ ting⁴...... dim² gaai²...... dim² gaai² go³ tin¹ jiu³ gam³ caan⁴ jan²...... [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

(public toilet):

Dialectal synonyms of 公共廁所 (“public toilet; public restroom”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		公共廁所, 公共衛生間
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	公廁, 公共廁所
	Malaysia	公廁
	Singapore	公廁, 公共廁所
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	野茅廁
Cantonese	Hong Kong	公廁
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	公用便所
Xiang	Changsha	公茅廁

(town bicycle): 公交車／公交车 (gōngjiāochē)

Descendants

→ Zhuang: gunghcwz

Adjective

公廁

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, figuratively) hackneyed, clichéd or stale; overused or used by large number of people to the extent of becoming frowned upon (clarification of this definition is needed)
公廁名／公厕名 [Cantonese] ― gung¹ ci³ meng^4-2 [Jyutping] ― a clichéd name

公廁書包／公厕书包 [Cantonese] ― gung¹ ci³ syu¹ baau¹ [Jyutping] ― an overused type/brand of schoolbag