廁所點燈——找屎 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡sʰiː³³ sɔː³⁵ tiːm³⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ siː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiː³³ sɔː³⁵ tiːm³⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ siː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: ci³ so² dim² dang¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zaau² si² [Cantonese, Jyutping], chi só dím dāng [Cantonese, Yale], jáau sí [Cantonese, Yale], tsi³ so² dim² dang¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dzaau² si² [Cantonese, Pinyin], qi³ so² dim² deng¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], zao² xi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 厕所点灯——找屎 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Pun on homophonous 找屎 (zaau² si²) and 找死 (zaau² si²). Etymology templates: {{sup|2}} ², {{sup|2}} ², {{sup|2}} ², {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 廁所點燈——找屎

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"廁所點燈——找屎" meaning in Chinese

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