Question 1: Why do we say: go to the toilet and go to the kitchen instead of going to the toilet and go to the kitchen? In ancient China, many people liked to live in courtyards, which have rooms on all sides. The best house is in the north, facing south, warm in the east and cool in summer. Especially in winter, when the sun is on the Tropic of Capricorn, the angle of sunlight is very large, and the light can directly shine into the house, making people feel very comfortable. So who would live in such a good house? Of course he is the highest-ranking person in the family, Master. There are masters and young masters in the family. The boys live in the east wing, where the sun rises. I hope the boys can rise higher and stronger like the sun. There are young masters and young ladies. Where will the girls live? The girls live in the west wing. There is a master, a young master, and a young lady in that family, and there must be someone to serve them. The house in the south does not see sunlight all year round, and is dark and damp. The servants of the family live in the house in the south. China has had five elements since ancient times. The five elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The five elements correspond to the five directions. East, wood, west, metal, north, water, south, fire, middle, and earth. In daily life, the five elements seek to nourish each other and avoid each other. In ancient times, we have a saying In other words, fertilizer and water do not flow into other people's fields. In ancient times, there were no chemical fertilizers. People used natural fertilizer, that is, manure, to farm the land. Then there will be manure in the toilet, that is, there is fertilizer and water. When building a toilet, it must be in the north-east direction. Dot, the north is the water level, the east is the wood level, the five elements are in harmony, water produces wood, and the wood level in the east has the meaning of farming, so the toilet is built in the north and east. The kitchen should be built in the south and east. The same principle is based on the five elements. , the east is wood, the south is fire, the five elements are in harmony, wood makes fire. In ancient times, there was no natural gas and gas. When making fire, wood or other plants were used. It means borrowing the wood from the east to make fire, so the kitchen was built in the south and east A little bit. When people travel, when they go to the south, they are used to saying go south (the emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River). When they go to the north, they are used to saying go north (go north to fight against Japan). Maps have been around since then. The rule is to go to the north and go to the south. Gradually, people formed a habit. When you want to go to the toilet, you have to go to the north of the yard, so you say go to the toilet. When you want to go to the kitchen, you go to the north of the yard. It’s on the south side of the yard, so let’s talk about the kitchen
Question 2: Why is going to the toilet called relieving yourself? The origin of relieving one's hands. Defecation and urination are called "relieving one's hands". This is the case in many places in our country. What is the relationship between defecation and defecation? It is said that it also comes from the migration of people under the ancient locust tree. It was only then that I opened my aunt. Relocation is compulsory. People are poor and reluctant to leave their homeland, and they use various methods to resist. Immigration officials and escorting policemen were afraid that they would escape halfway, so after the formation reached a full strength, they tied them up before setting off on the road. The first is heavy binding, that is, two arms are tied up, which makes it very inconvenient to move. Later, small ropes were used to tie each person with only one arm. Dozens of people were connected to a rope, and they were tied to each other. If one person moved, it would affect others, and no one could escape. Therefore, whether on the road or when resting at night, if someone among them needs to defecate or urinate. They were begging the escorting policemen to untie the ropes tied to their arms. In the beginning, in order to convey their meaning clearly, people said the words more completely: "Please, please untie my hands, I need to defecate (or I need to urinate)". Due to the large number of people, there are many times to untie the rope on the road, which is not only troublesome , and it wasted time, because this method was safe and people could not escape, so no matter how messy it was, no matter how much time was wasted, the messenger did not dare to change it. Later, I talked more and gradually simplified the original words. First, he said, "Untie your hands," and you knew he was going to relieve himself. Later, it was simply simplified to "relieve your hands." As long as someone shouted "relieve your hands," it meant that he was going to relieve himself. This happened all the time, every day. "The sound filled the eardrums. Everyone agreed and got used to it. When they arrived at the new place of residence, they were sent to untie them, and they settled down in the new place according to the formation on the road and started a new life. Although their hands were untied and no one was watching over them, they no longer had to report when they urinate or defecate, nor did they need to wait for others to "relieve themselves", but the period of their lives on the migration road was deeply etched in their minds. People cannot forget the imprint, and they always mention it from time to time. Because of the long time on the road, it has become a habit to say that "relieving one's hands" still means "relieving one's hands" over time.
Remember to adopt it
Question 3: Why is going to the toilet called "convenience"? Relieving oneself and convenience both mean the same thing - urination and defecation
About relieving oneself The origin of
Ming Dynasty *** Since immigration was forced, the officers and soldiers tied them up and took them on the road in order to prevent the immigrants from escaping. Binding two arms is called big binding, and tying one arm is called small binding. Not only that, to prevent them from escaping with their hands tied, the tied people were tied together with ropes before being escorted on the road. Many people are connected together, and they move and stop whenever they want. If one person wants to move, there are many things involved, and no one can escape. It is easy for the officers and soldiers escorting them, but it is painful for the bound immigrants. The most troublesome thing is defecation. In order to express the meaning clearly, the words are very long. For example, if a person wants to defecate or urinate, he must first report it and say: "Sir, please stop everyone and untie my hands. I want to pee." The number of times the rope was tied was too many, and the officers and soldiers also found it troublesome, but this method could not be changed. In the end, it was simplified to just a few words: I want to relieve myself. The listener also understands. After settling down later, this expression became an idiom and became synonymous with urination and defecation.
As for the word convenience, Gu Mingsi means convenience. It has a general meaning and is not easy to give a single explanation. In addition to going to the toilet, many other things can also be called convenience. For example, we often hear People say, "What is convenient for others is what is convenient for oneself." This is a saying in our daily life. When I can't walk and I want to take a ride, I ask the driver, "It's convenient, please let me take a ride." The driver said, "Okay, okay, you Come up." This is also convenient. Instant noodles can be eaten with just boiling water. They are also called convenience, emergency, and convenience when going to the toilet~~ It’s all the same!
I wonder if the explanation is clear?
Question 4: What does it mean to go to the toilet? Because they went to play after class, and they didn’t think of going to the toilet until class. Some come suddenly.
Question 5: Why is it called going to the toilet and going to the kitchen? What is the original intention of Shang Xia? 20 points Going to the toilet
Someone explained from the origin of the toilet that in the farming society, the toilet was combined with the pigsty. The upper level was the toilet and the entrance to the pigsty, and the lower level was the cesspool. So going to the toilet becomes going to the toilet, indicating the direction. .
And I think the word "上" simply means "go" or "arrive".
Word group: Take to the streets.
Sentence: You go to the street to buy some onions.
Or: Go to the kitchen and get some green onions.
are all common usage.
What about going to the kitchen? .
You can get the hall at the top and the kitchen at the bottom. This is a time-honored saying that describes a good husband who loves his wife, can do housework, is well-educated, and loves his wife and children (cough).
Some people have also discussed this. Some people say that generally speaking, the kitchen is a relatively low-level activity. For example, a gentleman is far away from the kitchen, and a scholar does not enter the kitchen. Generally speaking, he is the housekeeper of the family. They work in the kitchen with the servants, and the description of "up and down" indicates the high and low of the place they go to...
Some people also say that according to the orientation of the ancient traditional house, (I don't understand Feng Shui or other things) ) The kitchen is located at XXXX and the toilet is located at XXXXX. So it was time to go to the toilet and the kitchen.
Question 6: What did ancient people call going to the toilet? Going to the toilet in ancient times was called "relieving". It was originally because when prisoners were escorted, they tied their hands with ropes and walked together, and some prisoners needed to relieve themselves. When you go to the toilet, you will be asked to untie your hands first, and then be supervised by the escort. Later, "relieving yourself" means going to the toilet;
In addition, in the past, toilets were taboo and felt unclean, so in the past A small house made of thatch is built far away from the residence, so it is also called a "thatched house";
Others such as: Chu Gong (this is the Ming Dynasty student supervisor's rule, each class has a sign with "Chu Gong enter Jing" , to prevent students from leaving the class without authorization. This sign is also placed in the venue during the exam. Scholars who want to leave the table to go to the toilet need to obtain this sign, which is something they should do respectfully).
"Convenient", "changing clothes", "defeating", "going to the toilet" and so on!
Question 7: Why was Gong called out when going to the toilet in ancient times? The word "chu Gong" originally had no meaning of convenience. During the scientific examinations in the Ming Dynasty, in order to strictly enforce the discipline of the examination room, the relevant departments stipulated that when candidates were in emergency, they must get a sign with the words "Respect out and enter respectfully", and use the sign to enter and exit the toilet and examination room.
Therefore, the scholars called going to the toilet "getting out the Gongpai", or simply "going out Gong", to show their convenience. After all, China is a country with ancient civilization. Although the status of the toilet is very low, there are many ways to use the toilet, such as taking a bath, washing clothes, changing clothes, going out of court, etc. There is a story full of rich cultural heritage. . It is said that Mr. Yu Youren, a veteran of the Revolution of 1911 and a great calligrapher, was very angry when he saw someone urinating in the corner of his yard, so he wrote a few big words: "Don't urinate anywhere" and asked his attendants to stick it on the wall. Have a deterrent effect. The attendant saw Mr. Yu's calligraphy and couldn't part with it, so he asked someone to take a picture and post it, carefully framed the notice, and hung it in his hall. Everyone who saw it praised it, because after the rearrangement of "Don't urinate anywhere", it became a motto: "Don't urinate in small places." Why do some celebrities today care so much about rankings? This is the answer. Like many celebrity anecdotes, it is difficult to tell whether the truth of "don't urinate anywhere" is true. But one thing is for sure, it is really annoying to have it everywhere, especially when your doorstep becomes a place for someone to indulge in their extravagance. Since China is an ancient country, the planning and construction of "convenient facilities" naturally has a long history and a profound aftertaste. There is a record in "The Rites of Zhou? Tianguan" that "the palace servants were in charge of repairing the king's six sleeping chambers, including wells and pits, removing the incest and the stench". The "well" here is not a water well, but a "leaky well", which is a bit like today's urinals, and "]" refers to a toilet with a pit. One of the palace maid's tasks is to wash and clean "convenient" places. However, the ancients seemed not to take it seriously for the "bathroom" that ranks high in modern homes. "Zhuangzi Geng Sangchu" clearly points out: "The person who observes the room walks around the temple, and it is suitable for him to pass through it." It means that when visiting the room, you only need to inspect the place where you live. As for the Toilet, it's a matter of choice whether to see or not. The ancients did not bother to visit the toilet, and there was a reason for it. The toilet is on the side, that is, the side room on the side of the regular living room. It is not a serious place. Among the pottery vessels of the Han Dynasty, the suburbs of the toilet were often pigsties. This kind of realm is indeed something you can see or not see. Its low status actually brought a lot of troubles to the lives of ancient people. Not only was it inconvenient and uncomfortable to use, it might even cause major accidents. According to "Zuo Zhuan", Jin Jinggong of Jin once "went to the toilet and collapsed" before eating because his stomach was bloated. He was not discovered until a while later. The majestic king of a country actually fell into a latrine and died, which can be regarded as a world record. This ancient civilized country actually has all kinds of uncivilized aspects. In Chinese history, there are also people who are determined to improve the status of "well". The toilet in the house of Princess Wuyang, the daughter of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty Sima Yan, is very high-end. There is a lacquer box in the bathroom to hold dried dates for those who use the toilet to plug their nostrils; after everything is done, there are maids carrying gold bath trays with water and glazed bowls with bath beans for people to wash their hands and faces. The service is very good. Five-star hotels need to be thoughtful. This kind of toilet is probably a "rare animal", so when Princess Wuyang's husband Wang Dun went to the toilet for the first time after marriage, he ate the dates as if they were ordinary fruits, and also used the bath beans as dry rice and poured them into the golden bath. After drinking it from the plate, "all the maidservants covered their mouths and laughed." The toilet in the home of Shi Chong, the richest man in the Western Jin Dynasty, is even more remarkable. According to "Shishuoxinyu" records: "The stone toilet is often lined with more than ten maidservants, all of whom are beautifully decorated. They have fried armor powder and agarwood juice, all of which are prepared. New clothes are also ordered. Guests are brought out. He was too embarrassed to go to the toilet. General Wang took off his old clothes and put on new clothes, looking proud. "General Wang is that Wang Dun. If he hadn't had some experience in his own toilet, he probably wouldn't have looked so proud." . Although this type of toilet is extremely luxurious, it does not seem to solve the biggest problem of using the toilet - the smell is pervasive. Therefore, it is necessary to stuff the nose and prepare spices to cover it up. Shi Chong requires guests to change clothes after relieving themselves, in order to prevent the odor from being brought out and affecting the external environment. Because there was a lack of overall design for toilet reform at that time, there were no substantial breakthroughs in terms of odor prevention, flushing, pipe installation, urine and feces treatment, etc. Therefore, although a lot of money was spent, the odor still existed. When the war breaks out and the rich man is done playing, these luxurious toilets will be wiped out. After all, China is a country with ancient civilization. Although the status of the toilet is very low, there are many ways to use the toilet, such as taking a shower, cleaning, changing clothes, going out of court, etc., which are full of rich cultural heritage. The word "chugong" originally had no meaning of convenience. During the scientific examinations in the Ming Dynasty, strict examination room disciplines were imposed. The relevant departments stipulated that candidates...>>
Question 8: Why do Yunnan scream when going to the toilet? It seems that only I know what folk songs mean.
Let me tell you! Because in ancient times, slaves walked with their hands tied. Whether they were men or women, if they needed to go to the toilet, they had to untie their hands before going. Later, it was widely informed, and gradually it spread to the point where it is now said that going to the toilet means relieving oneself.
Question 9: Why was going to the toilet called "changing clothes" in ancient times? A long time ago, wealthy people had to change clothes when going to the toilet. The toilets of Shi Chong's family, the richest man in the Southern Dynasties, were magnificently built, and there were usually more than a dozen maids in colorful clothes ready to wait at the door, ready with fried rice powder, agarwood juice, new clothes, etc. When guests came to the house, they were embarrassed to see such a scene. Regardless of all this, General Wang took off his clothes and went into the toilet. After defecating, he came out wearing new clothes prepared by his maid, his expression full of pride. It is not difficult to see from this detail why the ancients called going to the toilet "changing clothes".
Question 10: How do you say "going to the toilet" in spoken English abroad? If you want to go to the toilet first and can't find it, don't say "WC" to others, because no one knows what it means. Let's take a look at the correct toilet. How to express defecation and urination in English:
Restrooms in the United States are generally called rest room or bath room (both male and female toilets can be used), or men's room or ladies' room (=powder room) respectively. However, On an airplane, it is called lavatory, and in the military it is also called latrine. As for w.c. (water closet), it was still used by the British in the past. In the United States, almost no one uses it.
The most common way to relieve urination It is to urinate (the noun is urination). If you go to the doctor, the nurse will give you a cup to test your urine and say: "will (could) you urinate in this cup?" The doctor may also ask: "do you have trouble urinating" ?」=do you have difficulty voiding? (Do you have difficulty voiding?)
In addition, there are other sayings: to piss = to take a piss = to take a leak = to void=to empty. For example:
i need to piss = i have to take a leak.
how often do you get up at night to void? (How many times do you get up at night to urinate?)
In addition, john (when j is in lowercase, not a man's name) means bathroom or toilet (also called outhouse), which usually refers to the temporary or mobile toilet used in outdoor workplaces (sometimes also preceded by the word "john"). portable). However, some foreigners call the toilet at home john.
For example: there are several (portable) johns in the construction site. (There are several temporary toilets at the construction site.)
he went to the john a few minutes ago. (He went to the toilet a few minutes ago.)
the manual labors have to use (portable) johns during their working hours
(Workers need to use portable toilets during working hours.)
However, most children use to pee.
For example: the boy needs to pee.
To relieve bowel movements, you usually use to make (or have) a bowel movement or to take a ****. If you see a doctor, the doctor often asks: "Do you have regular bowel movement?" (Is the stool normal?) ( To put it mildly, it means "the large intestine is turning")
In addition, there are other ways of saying it: to defecate =to discharge excrement (or feces) =to take feces (or faeces).
For example: the patient needs to take a ****.（=to make a bowel movement）
However, most children use to make a poo poo or to make a bm..For example : the boy had a stinky bm. (The stool smells very smelly.) The most commonly used words for fart in American English are to expel gas or to fart or to
make (or pass) gas. For example: Doctors sometimes ask: "how often do you expel (or make or pass) gas?" (Do you fart a lot?)
is the gas expelled by belching ? (Does one fart after burping?) (verb...>>