Toilet related Words

  * **scrub back and forth**: cause tooth wear, gum recession and sensitivity over time
  * **make wild circle**: leave a lot of plaque behind
  * modified bass technique: 45 degree to the smooth surface of the teeth with the **bristle** angled towards the gum tissue.
     * refer to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Y4E32n-mc

抽水马桶
  * **toilet bowl**/bəʊl/ <-cf-> **bowel**/ˈbaʊəl/: the part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine肠
  * **toilet bout**/baʊt/

厕所类型
  * Flush toilet 
  * squat toilet

粪便
  * **feces** / **stool**  -> vt: **defecate**

厕所
  * “Where is the **bathroom**?”
  * “Can you tell me where the **restroom** is?
  * “Where is the **lavatory** /ˈlavət(ə)ri/?”    -- formal
  * “Which way is the **washroom**?”
  * “I need to use the **toilet**, where can I find it?
  * “Where is the **loo**?” (British English)     -- informal
  * “Can you point me to the **WC**?” (British English)
     * **WC** is **short for** **w**ater **c**loset
Take a leak/piss 小便 <-cf-> Take a dump 大便

In English the bathroom can also be called: “**the men’s room**” (for men), “**the women’s room**” (for women), and sometimes people also say “**the little boy’s room**” (for men) and “**the little girls’ room**” (for women). For example:

“Can you tell me where the little girl’s room is?”

All of the above expressions are **neutral** in nature (not too formal or informal) and **appropriate to use in public** at anytime to ask where the bathroom is located.

The toilet, which is found in the bathroom, also has many names in English.  Here is a list of some of these names. How these words are used is in (**parentheses**).

  * toilet (neutral)
  * **commode** /kəˈməʊd/(formal)
  * potty /ˈpɒti/(childish)
  * **crapper** (rude): is the name who invented the flush toilet.
  * the **pot** (informal)
  * the **throne** (informal)
  * the **chamber** pot (old fashion)


pee / wee
  * urine (n) / to urinate (v) – (formal)
  * **number 1** (n) -(neutral/polite)
  * **tinkle** (n) – (polite/**old** fashion)
  * (to) **pee** (n & v) – (neutral, most common term)
  * I need to powder my nose (for women)
  * pee-pee (n) – (childish)
  * wee-wee (n) – (childish)
  * (to) piss (n & v) – (informal)
  * (to) wizz (n & v) – (very informal)
  * to take a leak (v phrase) –  (very informal)
  * 
  * “I have to **pee**, where is the bathroom?”
  * “I’m going to **take a leak**, I’ll be right back.”  (for boys ?)
  * “My son peed on himself and I need to change his clothes.”
  * Mom: “Do you have to go number 1 or number 2?” Child: “Number 1.”
  * “Someone **pissed** all over the sidewalk. Gross!”
  * “I went pee-pee in the potty.”
  * “The nurse checked to see if there was urine in the bed.”
  * “Do you have to tinkle?”  
  * My **bladder** is bursting. 

poop
  * to **defecate**/ˈdɛfɪkeɪt,ˈdiːfɪkeɪt/ (v) – (formal)
  * **feces** /ˈfiːsiːz/(n) – (formal)
  * **stool** (n) – (formal)
  * to **have a bowel movement** (v phrase) –  (formal)
     * bowel <-> bowl
  * **bowel movement or BM** (n) – (neutral)
  * **number 2** (n) – (neutral/polite)
  * **poop** (n) – (neutral, most common)
  * poo (n) – (neutral/childish)
  * poo-poo (n) – (childish)
  * poopy (n & adj) – (childish)
  * **doo**-doo (n) – (childish)


  * (to) sh*t (n & v) – (very informal)
  * to **take a dump** – (v phrase) – (very informal)

  * “The old man **defecated** in his bed.”
  * “How often do you have a **bowel movement**?”
  * “I need to change my daughter’s **poopy diaper**.”
  * “Where can I **take a dump** around here?”
  * “I haven’t had a **BM**(bowel movement) in 2 days.”
  * “I saw some **feces** in the bushes at the park.”
  * “You will have to provide **a stool sample** for testing.”


Flush toilet  <-> squat toilet

  * comb: /kəʊm/
  * towels: /ˈtaʊəl/
  * a tap
  * a razor: 剃须刀
  * a **toilet roll** 卫生纸
  * handsoap
  * **disinfectant** /dɪsɪnˈfɛkt(ə)nt/
  * a electric **shaper**
  * tooth brush
  * tooth paste