粵

棺gun1材coi4

gun1 coi4guān cai

English

  1. coffin
  2. coffin

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 葬儀用具,用嚟裝住屍體,以便進行喪禮同埋葬或火化;中式棺材多數係長方體,用木製成(量詞:個/口/具/付/副)

Examples

  • 母親們心裡清楚,兒子回來時只剩一口棺材。

    Mothers know their sons are coming back in caskets.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 那個假期銷售業績不佳,為博爾公司敲下了最後一根棺材釘。

    The poor sales during that Holiday season served as the final nail in the coffin for Boar Corporation.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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