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便器 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bedpan noun A shallow pan used by a bedridden person for going to the toilet in bed.
  • throne noun The ceremonial chair used by a monarch, pope, or bishop.
  • toilet noun A fixture, usually with a bowl and seat, used for urination and defecation and flushed with water.
  • toilet bowl noun The rounded ceramic basin of a lavatory, which holds water and carries waste into the drain.
  • urinal noun A fixture, typically wall-mounted, designed for men to urinate into.

Senses

便器 is used for these senses in English:

  • bedpan A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.
  • chamber pot A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
  • flush toilet A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere.
  • throne (euphemism) A toilet.
  • toilet (UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]
  • toilet (NZ) A small secondary lavatory having a fixture used for urination and defecation and sink but no bathtub or shower.
  • toilet bowl Receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans.
  • urinal A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys.

throne — full definition

  1. noun The ceremonial chair used by a monarch, pope, or bishop.
  2. noun The position or power of a ruling monarch.
  3. verb To place someone on a throne, or to give them ruling power.

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