hố tiêu
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Definition
- Noun:
- A pit latrine; a simple toilet consisting of a hole in the ground: "hố tiêu" refers to a basic sanitation facility, often found in rural or undeveloped areas, where human waste is collected in a dug pit.
- (Military) A trench latrine: In a military context, it can refer to a temporary latrine dug in a trench.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ngôi làng này vẫn còn sử dụng hố tiêu. (This village still uses pit latrines.)
- Bộ đội đã đào hố tiêu tạm thời trong doanh trại. (The soldiers dug temporary trench latrines in the barracks.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hố tiêu" is considered direct and somewhat crude. In more formal or polite contexts, terms like nhà vệ sinh (restroom) or cầu tiêu are preferred.
- It is often used to describe a lack of modern sanitation facilities.
Variants and Related Words
- Hố xí: A direct synonym with identical meaning and usage.
- Nhà vệ sinh: Restroom, toilet (a more general and polite term).
- Cầu tiêu: Latrine, toilet (another common term, slightly less formal than "nhà vệ sinh").
- Nhà cầu: Outhouse, toilet (a colloquial term).
Synonyms
- Latrine: A toilet, especially a simple one in a camp or military context.
- Outhouse: A small structure, typically over a pit, containing a toilet.
- Privy: An old-fashioned term for an outdoor toilet.
Related Phrases
- Đi hố tiêu: To use the pit latrine.
- Trẻ con được dạy không được chơi gần khu vực hố tiêu. (Children are taught not to play near the pit latrine area.)
Related Idioms
- (Không common idioms directly use "hố tiêu". It is a concrete, functional term not typically used in figurative expressions.)
- như hố xí