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棺材
  gun1 coi4   jyutping
  guan1 cai2   pinyin
[1] coffin []: 長生板, 壽板
[2] (mahjong) an alternate name for the eight of dots/ball/circles tile

noun

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
棺材

This word has been viewed 2033 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 12th Sep 2005 23:05 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 gun1  -  coffin
 coi4  -  timber; building materials

6 compounds containing this word:

棺材舖 - a coffin shop; Anti-Corruption Bureau
不見棺材不落淚 - not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
棺材本 - funeral fund
聞見棺材香 - have one foot in the grave
唔見棺材唔流眼淚 - a stubborn man never sheds tears until he sees his own coffin
抬棺材甩褲 - extremely embarrassing
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