棺材 guān cai ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄘㄞ gun1 coi4 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
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棺
- 冰棺 bīng guān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ bing1 gun1 coffin-shaped freezer used to store a corpse
- 棺木 guān mù ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄨˋ gun1 muk6 coffin
- 棺椁 棺槨 guān guǒ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˇ gun1 gwok3 inner and outer coffins
- 瓮棺 甕棺 wèng guān ㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ung3 gun1 funerary urn
- 石棺 shí guān ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄢ sek6 gun1 sarcophagus
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- 灵棺 靈棺 líng guān ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ling4 gun1 a bier
- 棺材板 guān cai bǎn ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄘㄞ ㄅㄢˇ gun1 coi4 baan2 wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling
- 瓮棺葬 甕棺葬 wèng guān zàng ㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄗㄤˋ ung3 gun1 zong3 urn burial
- 棺材瓤子 guān cai ráng zi ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄘㄞ ㄖㄤˊ ˙ㄗ gun1 coi4 nong4 zi2 geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)
- 盖棺定论 蓋棺定論 gài guān dìng lùn ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ goi3 gun1 ding6 leon6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
- 盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìng ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ goi3 gun1 leon6 ding6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
材
- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 器材 qì cái ㄑㄧˋ ㄘㄞˊ hei3 coi4 equipment
- 教材 jiào cái ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ gaau3 coi4 teaching material
- 木材 mù cái ㄇㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ muk6 coi4 wood
- 材料 cái liào ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ coi4 liu2 (raw) material
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- 素材 sù cái ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ sou3 coi4 source material (in literature and art)
- 药材 藥材 yào cái ㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ joek6 coi4 medicinal ingredient
- 身材 shēn cái ㄕㄣ ㄘㄞˊ san1 coi4 stature
- 题材 題材 tí cái ㄊㄧˊ ㄘㄞˊ tai4 coi4 subject matter
- 原材料 yuán cái liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 coi4 liu2 raw and semifinished materials
- 不材 bù cái ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ bat1 coi4 untalented
- 主材 zhǔ cái ㄓㄨˇ ㄘㄞˊ zyu2 coi4 principal or main material (engineering)
- 人材 rén cái ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ jan4 coi4 variant of 人才
- 型材 xíng cái ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ jing4 coi4 extruded profile
- 基材 jī cái ㄐㄧ ㄘㄞˊ gei1 coi4 substrate
- 寿材 壽材 shòu cái ㄕㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ sau6 coi4 coffin
- 媒材 méi cái ㄇㄟˊ ㄘㄞˊ mui4 coi4 medium (art) (Tw)
- 干材 幹材 gàn cái ㄍㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ gon3 coi4 capability
- 废材 廢材 fèi cái ㄈㄟˋ ㄘㄞˊ fai3 coi4 useless person; good-for-nothing
- 建材 jiàn cái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ gin3 coi4 building materials
Idioms with these characters
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào ㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄠˋ jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3 (idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student
Example sentences
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母亲 母親 们 們 心里 心裡 清楚 ， 儿子 兒子 回来 回來 时 時 只 剩 一口 棺材 。
Mothers know their sons are coming back in caskets.
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