(colloquial) to move the bowels; to defecate; to crap

earwax; cerumen; colloquially known as [[耳垢|耳垢|er3 gou4]] or the formal [[耵聍|耵聹|ding1 ning2]]

A beetle that feeds on and rolls animal dung into balls; common name for the [[蜣螂|蜣螂|qiang1 lang2]].

dried mucus or discharge that collects in the corners of the eyes; also known as sleep or gum

literally meaning a dog cannot stop himself from eating excrement; used to describe a person who is stuck in their ways or unable to change their deep-seated bad habits

(vulg.) To fall flat on one's face; used to describe the posture of falling forward onto the ground.

chamber pot; commode

to endure all sorts of hardships and labor while raising children

literally meaning to occupy a latrine without having a bowel movement; used to describe someone who holds a position but does no work or prevents others from using it; to be a dog in the manger

a pile of dog droppings

Literally means one pellet of rat droppings ruined a whole pot of congee; used to describe how one small negative element or person can ruin something otherwise good.

One bad person or thing ruins everything else, like a single piece of rat droppings spoiling an entire pot of soup.

Literally "one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee"; used to describe how a single small negative element can ruin an entire situation or group.

Literally "to be unable to even catch the shit while it is still warm"; used to describe someone who is so slow or incompetent that they always miss out on opportunities or fail to keep up with others.

(idiom) To fall down prostrate; to fall face-first into the ground.

man whose wife has been unfaithful

feces and urine; body waste; also written as [[屎溺|屎溺|shi3 ni4]]

the physical sensation or desire to have a bowel movement

low proficiency or poor ability in playing chess

feces and urine; body waste

A type of beetle that rolls animal dung into balls for food or as a place to lay eggs; also called [[蜣螂|蜣螂|qiang1 lang2]], [[粪金龟|糞金龜|fen4 jin1 gui1]], or [[屎壳郎|屎殼郎|shi3 ke5 lang4]]

animal droppings; excrement

to have a bowel movement; to poop

(proverb) used to describe a lazy person who makes up many excuses to avoid or delay a task; literally, when a lazy donkey is put to work at the grindstone, it suddenly needs to pee and poop a lot

to unfairly blame someone or make them a scapegoat; to defame or slander someone

(northern dialect) to discredit someone with absurd and unfounded accusations; to unfairly smear or defame someone's reputation

to support or hold a baby, child, or invalid while they defecate; often used when toilet training a child

to shoot the breeze or engage in small talk; a phonetic transcription from Taiwanese Hokkien literally meaning to stir excrement

Literally "to blame the toilet because one is constipated"; used as a proverb to describe someone who blames outside circumstances for problems caused by their own shortcomings.

To go looking for a bad reputation or bring infamy upon oneself; literally to pick up dog droppings

a stick used to stir excrement

to defecate or take a crap (Taiwanese Hokkien)

to illuminate feces or excrement with a lamp

canine excrement; dog poo

(colloquial) unexpected good luck; extraordinary luck that is often seen as undeserved or purely accidental

civet coffee, made from coffee beans collected from the droppings of the Asian palm civet

(Cantonese or dialect) concrete

(Cantonese / dialect) concrete jungle; a dense area of high-rise buildings

To support a child or an invalid while he or she defecates.

rat or mouse excrement; often used metaphorically to refer to a person or thing that ruins an entire group or situation

the dark green substance forming the first feces of a newborn infant

(vulg.) something disgusting or a person of bad character and reputation; bullshit

droppings from silkworms used in traditional medicine

a beetle that feeds on or rolls animal dung into balls for food or as a brooding chamber

(slang) a pet owner; literally "official in charge of shoveling poop"

Literally "to take a dump while riding on someone's shoulders"; used to describe someone who treats another person with extreme disrespect or takes cruel advantage of them.

(idiom) remote and desolate; describes a place where birds do not defecate and hens do not lay eggs

Literally "a place where birds do not lay eggs and dogs do not poop"; used to describe a remote, desolate, or barren location. impoverished location.