茅廁

Chinese

	thatch	rest-room; toilet; lavatory
trad. (茅廁)	茅	廁
simp. (茅厕)	茅	厕
alternative forms	毛廁／毛厕茅司毛司毛廝／毛厮茅師／茅师

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): máocè, máosi, máoze

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄘㄜˋ, ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄙ, ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗㄜ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mao² si¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁴ ci³
Gan (Wiktionary): mau⁴ ci
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): mau² sr¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: máocè → máoce (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄘㄜˋ → ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄘㄜ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: máoce̊
  - Wade–Giles: mao²-tsʻê⁵
  - Yale: máu-tse
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.tseh
  - Palladius: маоцэ (maocɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/ → /mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰə³/
- (Standard Chinese, regional variant, Beijing dialect)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: máosi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: máosi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: mao²-ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: máu-sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.sy
  - Palladius: маосы (maosy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ sz̩³/
- (Beijing dialect)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: máoze
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: máoze̊
  - Wade–Giles: mao²-tsê⁵
  - Yale: máu-dze
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.tze
  - Palladius: маоцзэ (maoczɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥ə³/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: mao² si¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: maos
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mau²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau⁴ ci³
  - Yale: màauh chi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁴ tsi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mao⁴ qi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: mau⁴ ci
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mau³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: mau² sr¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɒu̯¹³ sz̩³³/

Noun

茅廁

(colloquial, regional) toilet, especially a simple one or one made of cogongrass

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 廁所 (“toilet; restroom; bathroom”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		廁, 圊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		廁所, 洗手間, 衛生間, 盥洗室, 化妝室, 化妝間
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	廁所, 茅房, 茅廁, 東廁, 東司兒
	Taiwan	廁所, 洗手間
	Langfang	茅房
	Ulanhot	茅樓
	Tongliao	茅樓
	Chifeng	廁所兒, 茅廁, 茅房
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	廁所, 茅樓, 茅廁
	Harbin	廁所兒, 廁所, 便所兒, 茅樓兒, 茅房, 一號兒
	Shenyang	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房, 欄子, 便所, 茅樓兒
	Malaysia	廁所
	Singapore	廁所
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	廁所, 茅房, 茅廁, 茅樓兒, 茅所, 茅坑兒
	Tangshan	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Cangzhou	廁所, 茅房, 茅子
	Baoding	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Shijiazhuang	廁所, 茅坑, 茅廁
	Jinan	茅房, 茅廁, 一號, 茅子 Hui
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	茅廁, 廁所兒, 便所兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	廁所兒, 茅房
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	茅房, 茅廁, 後茅子, 後路兒
	Daming	茅子
	Wanrong	茅子, 後頭
	Zhengzhou	茅廁, 廁所
	Xi'an	廁所, 茅子, 茅房, 後頭
	Xining	茅廁, 後樓, 圈圈
	Xuzhou	廁所兒, 廁所, 屎茅子, 茅子, 茅廁, 茅房, 一號兒, 一號
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	茅圈, 茅房
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	茅圈, 茅房
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	茅房, 茅子, 廁所, 後路, 後頭
	Bayanhot	廁所, 茅廁
	Lanzhou	茅廁, 茅房
	Ürümqi	茅房, 後頭, 廁所兒, 一號兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	廁所, 茅房, 茅廁
	Chongqing	廁所, 茅廁
	Wuhan	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房, 一號, 一步樓 dated
	Guiyang	廁所, 茅廁
	Kunming	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Guilin	廁所, 茅廁
	Liuzhou	廁所, 茅廁, 屎坑, 糞坑, 茅坑, 灰屋 rural
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	廁所, 茅廁
	Kokang	茅廁
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	廁所
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	茅廁
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	廁所, 茅廁, 一號
	Yangzhou	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Xinghua	屎缸, 茅廁, 茅缸
	Nantong	茅缸, 茅廁, 茅房, 茅房缸, 池缸, 屎缸
	Hefei	廁所, 茅廁
	Huanggang	茅廁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	廁所, 屎坑
	Hong Kong	廁所, toilet, 洗手間, 屎坑
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	屎坑
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	廁坑
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	糞缸
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	屎缸
	Macau	屎坑, 廁所
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	屎坑, 廁所
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	灰圍, 廁所
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	屎坑
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	糞坑
	Foshan	屎坑, 廁所
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	屎坑
	Foshan (Shunde)	廁所
	Foshan (Sanshui)	屎坑
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	廁所
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	廁所
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	廁所
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	屎坑
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	屎坑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	屎坑
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	屎坑
	Taishan	廁所, 屎糞壘, 屎坑
	Kaiping (Chikan)	屎坑, 糞壘
	Enping (Niujiang)	廁所, 屎缸
	Heshan (Yayao)	廁所
	Dongguan	廁坑, 屎糞坑
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	屎坑
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	屎缸
	Qingyuan	屎坑
	Fogang	糞尾仔
	Yingde (Hanguang)	屎坑
	Yangshan	糞缸
	Lianshan (Butian)	屎坑
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	糞槽
	Shaoguan	屎坑
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	廁所, 屎坑
	Renhua	糞寮
	Lechang	屎坑, 廁所
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	廁所, 屎坑
	Sihui	屎坑
	Guangning	屎坑
	Deqing	屎坑
	Huaiji	糞卜
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	屎坑
	Yunfu	糞六
	Xinxing	屎欄
	Luoding	屎坑
	Yunan (Pingtai)	屎坑
	Yangjiang	糞六, 糞廁
	Xinyi	糞坑
	Lianjiang	廁所
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	屎樓 proper, 糞坑 simple, 屎坑
	Nanning	廁所, 屎坑
	Wuzhou	廁所, 屎坑
	Yulin	屎卜, 灰卜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	屎坑
	Guiping	屎坑
	Mengshan (Xihe)	屎坑
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	屎坑
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	屎坑
	Baise	屎坑
	Bobai	屎坑
	Lingshan	屎坑
Pubei	屎坑
Qinzhou	屎坑
Beihai	屎坑
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	廁所, 糞坑
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	廁所, 屎坑
Ningming	屎坑
Hengzhou	屎坑
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	茅廁
Danzhou	私房
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	廁所
Penang (Guangfu)	廁所
Ipoh (Guangfu)	廁所
Singapore (Guangfu)	廁所, 屎坑
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	廁所
Móng Cái	廁所, 糞坑
Gan	Nanchang	茅廁, 茅缸, 廁所
	Poyang	茅廁
	Yugan	東司
	Wannian	東司
	Yiyang, Jiangxi	茅廁
	Hengfeng	茅廁
	Yanshan (Hekou)	茅廁
	Lichuan	茅廁, 窖上
	Pingxiang	廁所, 灰屋, 東司 dated
	Guixi	屎窖
Hakka	Meixian	廁所, 屎窖, 屎缸
	Xingning	屎缸
	Dabu (Gaobei)	屎缸
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	屎缸
	Fengshun (Fengliang)	糞缸
	Fengshun (Pantian)	屎缸
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Huiyang	糞缸
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Huidong (Daling)	糞缸
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	糞廁
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Boluo (Bendihua)	屎坑
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	糞缸
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	糞缸
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	糞缸, 廁所
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	廁所
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	屎缸
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	屎缸
	Wuhua (Changbu)	屎缸
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	屎缸
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	屎湖
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	糞缸
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	屎湖
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	屎湖
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Wengyuan	屎缸
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	屎寮
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	屎坑
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	屎棚
	Liannan	屎缸
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	糞缸
	Jiexi	屎缸
	Luhe	廁缸
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	屎缸
	Changting	屎窖, 屎缸
	Wuping	屎缸
	Wuping (Yanqian)	屎缸
	Wuping (Pingyu)	屎缸下
	Liancheng	屎缸
	Ninghua	東司, 廁所
	Yudu	屎坑, 茅廁, 糞坑, 廁所
	Ningdu	廁缸
	Ruijin	屎缸, 糞寮下
	Shicheng	肥湖, 灰寮
	Shangyou (Shexi)	糞坑, 糞缸
	Tonggu (Sandu)	灰舍
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	茅廁
	Dayu	糞坑
	Taoyuan	便所
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸, 糞缸仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	便所, 糞窖, 糞缸
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	便所
	Hong Kong	屎坑, 廁所, 糞缸
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	糞氹
Yangchun (Sanjia)	糞氹
Xinyi (Sihe)	糞氹
Xinyi (Qianpai)	糞缸
Gaozhou (Xindong)	糞坑
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	糞湖
Huazhou (Xin'an)	屎窩
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	屎湖
Lianjiang (Qingping)	屎湖
Mengshan (Xihe)	糞缸
Luchuan	糞缸
Luchuan (Daqiao)	糞窩
Bobai (Shahe)	糞窩
Beiliu (Tang'an)	屎坑
Mashan (Pianlian)	屎坑
Sabah (Longchuan)	屎坑, 廁所
Senai (Huiyang)	屎坑
Kuching (Hepo)	屎缸
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	廁缸, 尿缸
Singkawang	水間
Huizhou	Jixi	茅廁, 廁所
	Shexian	廁所, 茅廁, 茅缸
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	屎缸, 廁所
	Xiuning	屎缸
	Yixian	茅廁
	Qimen	茅廁
	Wuyuan	茅廁, 東司
	Fuliang	茅廁
	Dexing	茅廁, 東司
Jin	Taiyuan	茅子, 茅房
	Pingyao	茅子
	Xinzhou	茅子
	Taibus (Baochang)	茅廁
	Linhe	廁所, 茅房
	Jining	廁所, 茅房, 茅子
	Hohhot	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
	Baotou	茅房, 茅子
	Dongsheng	廁所
	Haibowan	茅房
	Zhangjiakou	廁所, 茅房
	Handan	廁所, 茅廁, 茅房
Northern Min	Jian'ou	屎坑, 東司, 廁所
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	糞厝
	Songxi	窖楻間
	Zhenghe	窖楻間
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	窖楻欄
	Jianyang	茅廁
	Wuyishan	茅廁
	Pucheng (Shibei)	茅廁
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	糞坑厝, 糞坑, 廁所
	Fuzhou (Changle)	糞坑厝
	Fuqing	糞坑厝, 糞池
	Yongtai	糞坑
	Gutian	屎坑
	Fu'an	烌樓
	Ningde	糞池, 糞池頭
	Shouning	屎楻
	Zhouning	屎欄
	Fuding	屎坑
	Matsu	糞池, 廁所
Southern Min	Xiamen	屎礐, 礐廁, 廁所, 化礐
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	屎礐
	Quanzhou	屎礐, 廁所, 化礐
	Jinjiang	屎礐
	Hui'an	屎礐
	Anxi	屎礐
	Yongchun	屎礐
	Zhangzhou	屎礐, 廁所, 礐仔, 屎礐仔
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	礐仔
	Zhao'an	肚缸
	Dongshan	屎礐, 尿間仔
	Taipei	屎礐, 便所
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	屎礐
	Kaohsiung	屎礐仔, 便所
	Yilan	礐仔, 屎礐仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	屎礐, 便所
	Taichung	屎礐仔, 便所
	Taichung (Wuqi)	便所
	Tainan	屎礐仔
	Taitung	便所
	Hsinchu	屎礐仔間, 便所
	Kinmen	屎礐, 便所, 染顏
	Penghu (Magong)	屎礐, 便所
	Penang (Hokkien)	染蠻
	Singapore (Hokkien)	染蠻, 沖水間
	Manila (Hokkien)	廁所, 礐廁, 屎礐 dated
	Longyan	東司
	Zhangping	屎礐
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	糞牢, 屎礐
	Datian	屎楻頭, 糞櫥
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	屎坑
	Chaozhou	東司, 屎缸
	Shantou	廁所, 東司
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	廁所
	Jieyang	東司, 屎缸
	Haifeng	廁所, 屎礐, 屎圍
	Bangkok (Teochew)	公司窿
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	染蠻
	Singapore (Teochew)	染蠻
	Pontianak (Teochew)	染蠻
	Leizhou	屎礐
	Wenchang	恭房
	Haikou	恭房, 屎恭房, 屎礐
	Qionghai	恭房
	Singapore (Hainanese)	恭房
Puxian Min	Putian	糞池兜, 廁所
Puxian Min	Xianyou	糞池兜
Central Min	Yong'an	肥池
Central Min	Sanming (Shaxian)	屎坑
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	廁所, 屎坑
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	糞厝, 屎甕, 廁甕
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	屎坑
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Xinxu)	廁所
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	茅廁
Shehua	Fu'an	屎楻寮
	Sanming	屎楻
	Hua'an	屎礐
	Lishui	屎楻間
	Chaozhou	屎缸
	Fengshun	糞缸
Wu	Shanghai	廁所, 廁所間, 衛生間, 馬桶間, 洗手間, 小便間, 盥洗室, 坑棚, 坑棚間, 茅坑, 一號 slang, 一號間 slang, 世界盃 humorous
	Shanghai (Chongming)	坑棚
	Suzhou	廁所, 茅坑, 屎坑, 坑棚, 屎坑棚, 馬桶間
	Wuxi	廁所, 茅坑
	Danyang	廁所, 廁所間, 茅坑
	Hangzhou	廁所, 廁所間, 衛生間, 馬子間, 茅坑
	Ningbo	屙坑間, 屙坑, 茅坑, 坑頭, 坑頭間, 坑跟間, 屙缸, 馬桶間, 衛生間, 廁所間, 廁所
	Wenzhou	茅坑, 尿盆間, 廁所
	Jinhua	廁所, 茅坑
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	東司, 茅坑
	Shangrao	茅廁
	Shangrao (Guangfeng)	茅廁
	Yushan	茅坑
Xiang	Changsha	茅廁, 茅廁屋, 廁屋 suburbs
	Xiangtan	茅廁屋, 廁所
	Loudi	茅廁
	Shuangfeng	茅廁
	Hengyang	毛廁
	Quanzhou	茅廁

Derived terms