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公廁

简公厕 · 繁公廁

Mandarin · pinyin gōng cè

public toilet

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公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
廁: Look up this written character
厕: cè · mingle with; toilet, lavatory

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1–4 · gong1 ce4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gung1 ci3

Cantonese word readings for 公廁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

public toilet (Classifier: 座 m; 所 m; 個／个 m c; 間／间 c)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) town bicycle

adj

(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

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