棺 (gun1 | guan1) : coffin

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棺

gun1

guan1

coffin

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

棺

This word has been viewed 2658 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Dec 2010 10:54

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棺材 gun1 coi4 guan1 cai2 = coffin; (mahjong) eight of dots/ball/circles [alternate]

棺材舖 gun1 coi4 pou3*2 = a coffin shop; Anti-Corruption Bureau

不見棺材不落淚 bat1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bat1 lok6 leoi6 bu4 jian4 guan1 cai2 bu4 luo4 lei4 = not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality 國

棺木 gun1 muk6 guan1 mu4 = coffin

棺材本 gun1 coi4 bun2 = funeral fund 粵

聞見棺材香 man4 gin3 gun1 coi4 hoeng1 = have one foot in the grave 粵

唔見棺材唔流眼淚 m4 gin3 gun1 coi4 m4 lau4 ngaan5 leoi6 = a stubborn man never sheds tears until he sees his own coffin 粵

抬棺材甩褲 toi4 gun1 coi4 lat1 fu3 tai2 guan1 cai2 shuai3 ku4 = extremely embarrassing 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 棺
Unicode code for this character: U+68fa (off-site link)

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