灵棺
líng guān
Pinyin

Definition

灵棺
 - 
líng guān
  1. a bier
  2. a catafalque (memorial platform)
  3. a coffin

Character Decomposition

Related Words (3)

棺材
guān cai
  1. 1 coffin
  2. 2 CL:具[jù],口[kǒu]
棺木
guān mù
  1. 1 coffin
石棺
shí guān
  1. 1 sarcophagus

Idioms (3)

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
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)

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