廁所紙

Chinese

		toilet; bathroom; lavatory toilet; bathroom; lavatory; WC	paper
trad. (廁所紙)		廁所	紙
simp. (厕所纸)		厕所	纸

Etymology

"doctor's note stating that one is transgender"

In reference to its necessity if one is accosted in the lavatory.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cèsuǒzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci³ so² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cèsuǒzhǐ [Phonetic: cèsuózhǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cèsuǒjhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻê⁴-so³-chih³
    • Yale: tsè-swǒ-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsehsuoojyy
    • Palladius: цэсочжи (cɛsočži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci³ so² zi²
    • Yale: chi só jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi³ so² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi³ so² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³³ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

廁所紙

1. toilet paper
   • 2005, 廖桂聲, 《居家養生書》, Taipei: 書泉出版社, →ISBN, page 176:

     在大便後，正常人用廁所紙擦拭，約三～四次就很乾淨，但他抹了五六次，還老是感到擦不乾淨似的，肛門感覺有「難言之痛癢」。 [MSC, trad.]
     在大便后，正常人用厕所纸擦拭，约三～四次就很干净，但他抹了五六次，还老是感到擦不干净似的，肛门感觉有「难言之痛痒」。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zài dàbiàn hòu, zhèngcháng rén yòng cèsuǒzhǐ cāshì, yuē sān ~ sì cì jiù hěn gānjìng, dàn tā mǒ le wǔ liù cì, hái lǎoshì gǎndào cā bù gānjìng sìde, gāngmén gǎnjué yǒu “nányán zhī tòngyǎng”. [Pinyin]

     After defecating, if normal people wipe with toilet paper, it is quite clean with about three to four wipes. However, he wiped five or six times and still always felt like it wasn't wiped clean, as if there was an 'indescribable itch and pain' around the anus.

   • 2022, 也斯, “灣仔的鬼魂”, in 《也斯的香港（增訂版）》, Hong Kong: 三聯書店(香港)有限公司, →ISBN, page 104:

     當年酒吧裡管廁所的人，每次有美國水兵進去，就叫大家把廁所紙收起來，到他要用，就要用美鈔交換！ [MSC, trad.]
     当年酒吧里管厕所的人，每次有美国水兵进去，就叫大家把厕所纸收起来，到他要用，就要用美钞交换！ [MSC, simp.]

     Dāngnián jiǔba lǐ guǎn cèsuǒ de rén, měicì yǒu Měiguó shuǐbīng jìnqù, jiù jiào dàjiā bǎ cèsuǒzhǐ shōu qǐlái, dào tā yào yòng, jiù yào yòng měichāo jiāohuàn! [Pinyin]

     Back in the day, whenever American sailors came in, people who took care of the toilets at the bar would tell everyone to put away the toilet paper. If they wanted to use it, they had to exchange it for US dollars!

2. (Hong Kong, transgender slang) doctor's note stating that one is transgender

Synonyms

• (toilet paper): 廁紙／厕纸 (cèzhǐ)