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<\/a><\/p>\nThe notice says:<\/p>\n
xi\u01ceobi\u00e0n r\u00f9 ch\u00ed<\/p>\n
\u5c0f\u4fbf\u5165\u6c60<\/p>\n
\"urine enters the pool\", i.e., \"pee into the urinal\"<\/p>\n
Xi\u01ceobi\u00e0n\u00a0\u5c0f\u4fbf\u00a0is usually a noun (\"urine; pee; piss\"), though it can also be a verb (\"urinate; pass water; to pee; to piss\").\u00a0 Here, however, because the following word,\u00a0r\u00f9\u00a0\u5165 (\"enter\") is the verb, xi\u01ceobi\u00e0n\u00a0\u5c0f\u4fbf has to be nominal.\u00a0 Hence, \"(as for) pee[ing], [have \/ cause it] to enter the pool\", i.e., \"pee into the urinal\" — not on the floor \/ wall \/ etc.<\/p>\n
Selected readings<\/b><\/p>\n
N.B.:\u00a0 the number of Language Log posts on toilets, urinals, urination is so great that it would be fruitless to attempt to list them all.\u00a0 Here I give only a few that are most relevant for this post.\u00a0 Several of them have more or less lengthy bibliographies that can lead to additional readings.<\/p>\n
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- \"With precision and elegance<\/a>\" (4\/7\/20)<\/li>\n
- \"Between pee and bad<\/a>\" (8\/15\/19)<\/li>\n
- \"Civilized urinating<\/a>\" (10\/31\/17)<\/li>\n
- \"Linguistic advice in the lavatory: speaking Mandarin is a great convenience for everyone<\/a>\" (9\/11\/07)<\/li>\n
- \"Greater and lesser conveniences<\/a>\" (6\/25\/14)<\/li>\n
- \"Just the Queen invites irrigation<\/a>\" (4\/8\/08)<\/li>\n
- \"Urination is inhuman<\/a>\" (2\/6\/11)<\/li>\n
- \"Pwimming poot<\/a>\" (8\/29\/11)<\/li>\n
- \"Please pee in the pool\"<\/a>\u00a0(8\/4\/14) — closely related to this post<\/li>\n
- \"Toilet Revolution!!<\/a>\" (11\/26\/17) — don't miss the last comment, which goes on forever and ever<\/li>\n
- \"Trilingual Shandong beach toilet civilization<\/a>\" (7\/13\/22)<\/li>\n
- \"Biangbiang: authentic Xi'an grub in the heart of Philadelphia's University City<\/a>\" (6\/9\/22) — for an introduction to Xi'an<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- \"Between pee and bad<\/a>\" (8\/15\/19)<\/li>\n