棺材
guān cai
Pinyin

Definition

棺材
 - 
guān cai
  1. coffin
  2. CL:具[jù],口[kǒu]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

材料
cái liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 data
  3. 3 makings
  4. 4 stuff
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
  6. 6 classifier: 种 zhǒng
身材
shēn cái
  1. 1 stature
  2. 2 build (height and weight)
  3. 3 figure
原材料
yuán cái liào
  1. 1 raw materials
  2. 2 unprocessed materials
器材
qì cái
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 material
建材
jiàn cái
  1. 1 building materials

Idioms (5)

不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
盖棺定论
gài guān dìng lùn
  1. 1 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
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

Sample Sentences

至少要买一口好棺材。有的人家会修很豪华的墓穴，再立个墓碑。出殡那天请八九个青壮年把棺材抬到墓地去。还要请前来参加丧礼的亲戚朋友吃饭。
zhìshǎo yào mǎi yī kǒu hǎo guāncai 。yǒude rénjiā huì xiū hěn háohuá de mùxué ，zài lì ge mùbēi 。chūbìn nà tiān qǐng bājiǔ ge qīngzhuàngnián bǎ guāncái tái dào mùdì qù 。hái yào qǐng qiánlái cānjiā sānglǐ de qīnqi péngyou chīfàn 。
At the very least, you have to buy a good coffin. Some people construct really luxurious burial vaults and place a tombstone on top. On the day of the funeral procession, they'll find 8 or 9 strong, young people to help carry the coffin to the grave site. They'll also treat the relatives who came to the funeral earlier to a dinner.
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