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  1. 1. coffin

Words Containing 棺

棺材
guān cai

coffin

不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)

棺木
guān mù

coffin

棺材瓤子
guān cai ráng zi

geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)

棺椁
guān guǒ

inner and outer coffins

瓮棺
wèng guān

funerary urn

瓮棺葬
wèng guān zàng

urn burial

石棺
shí guān

sarcophagus

盖棺定论
gài guān dìng lùn

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

盖棺论定
gài guān lùn dìng

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

灵棺
líng guān

a bier

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