茅坑
máo kēng
Pinyin

Definition

茅坑
 - 
máo kēng
  1. latrine pit
  2. latrine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

kēng
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 pit
  3. 3 tunnel
  4. 4 to defraud
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
kēng rén
  1. 1 to cheat sb
Máo tái
  1. 1 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
  2. 2 Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
máo tái jiǔ
  1. 1 maotai (a Chinese liquor)
  2. 2 classifier: 杯 bēi
  3. 3 classifier: 瓶 píng

Idioms (10)

一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

Sample Sentences

茅坑
máokēng
latrine
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