便所
Chinese
editadvantageous; cheap; ordinary advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself |
actually; place; (nominalization prefix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (便所) |
便 | 所 | |
Etymology
editWasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 便所 (benjo).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bin6 so2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phien-só / pén-chiò
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): piān-só͘ / piān-sé
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: biànsuǒ
- Wade–Giles: pien4-so3
- Yale: byàn-swǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannsuoo
- Palladius: бяньсо (bjanʹso)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bin6 so2
- Yale: bihn só
- Cantonese Pinyin: bin6 so2
- Guangdong Romanization: bin6 so2
- Sinological IPA (key): /piːn²² sɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phien-só / pén-chiò
- Hakka Romanization System: pien so` / ben` jioˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: pian4 so3 / ben3 jio2
- Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en⁵⁵ so³¹/, /pen³¹ t͡si̯o¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
Note: pén-chiò - from Japanese pronunciation.
Noun
edit便所
- (chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) bathroom; restroom; lavatory; toilet
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 150
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 便 | 所 |
| べん Grade: 4 |
しょ > じょ Grade: 3 |
| goon | |
Etymology
editAppears to be a coinage in Japanese[1] from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 便 (ben, “convenience, ease”, also meaning “bodily waste; bowel movement”) + 所 (sho, “place”). The sho changes to jo as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare English expressions seat of ease, house of ease, also pooper, shitter.
First cited in works from the late 1400s.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- [from late 1400s] (dated) bathroom, restroom, lavatory, toilet
- (gambling slang) a pachinko machine one can use leftover balls on.
Usage notes
editWhile up until the 1970s, this term or the honorific お便所 (o-benjo) was the preferred polite term to refer to a bathroom, it has now been largely replaced with お手洗い (o-tearai, “washroom”)—or even トイレ (toire, “toilet”)—and sounds dated.
Synonyms
edit- トイレ (toire), おトイレ (o-toire)
- 手洗い (tearai), お手洗い (otearai, “washroom”)
- 化粧室 (keshōshitsu, “lavatory”, literally “make-up room, powder room”) – used in public spaces, like shops or airplane, more as the written sign than in speech.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “便所”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
edit| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 便 | 所 |
Noun
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