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Definitions

  1. 1. coffin

Words Containing 棺

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)

棺材
guān cai

coffin

瓮棺葬
wèng guān zàng

urn burial

灵棺
líng guān

a bier

棺椁
guān guǒ

inner and outer coffins

棺木
guān mù

coffin

石棺
shí guān

sarcophagus

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)

棺材瓤子
guān cai ráng zi

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

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)

瓮棺
wèng guān

funerary urn

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