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方便

方便

Chinese

 
square; quadrilateral; direction; just
 
advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself
simp. and trad.
(方便) 		方 便

Adjective

方便

  1. convenient
  2. suitable
  3. (euphemism) to have extra money; to have money to spare

Derived terms

Verb

方便

  1. to make convenient; to provide convenience; to make things easy for people
  2. (Mandarin, euphemistic) to use the toilet (bathroom)
    我想去方便一下。  ―  Wǒ xiǎng qù fāngbiàn yīxià.  ―  I'd like to go to the bathroom.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方 便
ほう
Grade: 2 		べん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

方便 ‎(hiragana ほうべん, romaji hōben)

  1. expedient, means
    嘘 (うそ)も方便 (ほうべん)
    uso mo hōben
    circumstances may justify a lie

Korean

Hanja in this term
方 便

Noun

方便 • ‎(bangpyeon) ‎(hangeul 방편)

  1. Hanja form? of 방편, “expedient, means”.

Pronunciation

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