# 棺材
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): guāncai, guāncái
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄘㄞ, ㄍㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): guan$^1$ cai$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гуанцэ (guance, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gun$^1$ coi$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): guon$^1$ cai
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kôn-chhòi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): guon$^1$ coi$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): guan$^1$ cai$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): guăng-chài
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$kuoe-ze
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guāncai
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄘㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guancåi
*** Wade–Giles: kuan$^1$-tsʻai$^5$
*** Yale: gwān-tsai
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guan.tsai
*** Palladius: гуаньцай (guanʹcaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guāncái
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guancái
*** Wade–Giles: kuan$^1$-tsʻai$^2$
*** Yale: gwān-tsái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guantsair
*** Palladius: гуаньцай (guanʹcaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: guan$^1$ cai$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guancai
*** Sinological IPA : /kuan⁵⁵ t͡sʰai²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гуанцэ (guance, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /kuæ̃²⁴ t͡sʰɛ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gun$^1$ coi$^4$
*** Yale: gūn chòih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gun$^1$ tsoi$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gun$^1$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: guon$^1$ cai
*** Sinological IPA : /kuɵn⁴² t͡sʰai²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-chhòi
*** Hakka Romanization System: gon$^ˊ$ coi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gon$^1$ coi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴ t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: guon$^1$ coi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kuɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoɪ¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: guan$^1$ cai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuæ̃¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: guăng-chài
*** Sinological IPA : /kuaŋ⁵⁵ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$ʒai⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kuoe-ze
*** MiniDict: kuoe$^平$ ze
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$kuoe-ze
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuø⁵⁵ ze²¹/

### Noun

棺材
* coffin (Classifier: 具 m; 口 m)
* (Cantonese, mahjong, slang) 8 circle

#### Synonyms

* (coffin):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 棺, 木, 棺木 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 棺材, 棺木, 壽材 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 棺材, 材 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 棺材 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 棺材 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 棺材, 坷漏 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 壽木 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 枋, 棺子, 棺材, 材, 壽材 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 棺材, 棺木, 壽材 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 棺材, 壽板 †, 壽材 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 棺材, 枋子, 壽枋 †, 壽木 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 棺材, 壽木 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 木頭, 大木, 材子, 老家 †, 大老家 †, 壽木 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 棺材 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 棺木, 棺材, 四塊半, 壽枋 †, 壽板 †, 長生板 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 棺材 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 棺材 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 棺材, 壽木 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 棺材 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 棺材, 四塊板, 壽材 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 棺材, 四塊半, 四塊板, 四方竇, 長生板 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 棺材, 四塊半, 長生板, 壽板 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 棺材, 壽板 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 棺材, 壽板 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 壽木 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 木, 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 棺材, 四塊半, 木訥, 壽材 †, 壽方 † |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 棺材 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 棺材, 四塊半, 壽板 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 棺材 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Gan | Lichuan | 棺材, 壽木 †, 壽材 † |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 棺材, 長生, 料, 壽樹 † |
| Hakka | Meixian | 棺材, 棺木, 長生板, 壽材 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 長生 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 棺材, 壽枋 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 棺材, 長生 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 長生, 大屋 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 壽棺材 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 長生大屋, 長生板 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 棺木 |
| Hakka | Changting | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 棺木, 福板 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 長生木 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 木頭 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 壽木, 老屋, 壽具, 蓄樹 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 棺材, 壽床, 老屋, 壽木 † |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 萬年床 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 壽櫃 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 壽材 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 棺材, 壽房 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 長生 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 長生, 壽板 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 壽 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 壽木 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 棺材, 壽板, 棺木 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 棺材, 四塊半, 長生板 |
| Hakka | Senai (Hepo) | 棺材 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 棺樵, 大屋 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 棺材 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 棺材, 材, 壽材 †, 壽木 † |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 棺材, 壽材 †, 壽木 † |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 棺材, 壽器 †, 大頭 † |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 棺木, 四塊板 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 棺材, 棺木, 壽板 † |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 棺柴, 棺, 壽板 †, 壽柴, 大厝 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 棺柴, 棺, 壽柴 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 壽板, 老壽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 棺柴, 棺, 壽板 †, 壽柴 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 棺柴, 壽板 ‡ |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 棺柴, 壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽板 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡, 壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 棺柴, 棺木 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 棺柴, 板仔, 大厝 ‡, 壽板 ‡, 大壽 ‡, 壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 棺柴, 大壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 棺柴, 壽板 ‡, 壽枋 ‡, 大厝 ‡, 棺木 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 棺柴, 壽 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 棺柴, 大厝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 棺柴, 棺 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 棺柴, 大厝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 棺柴, 大厝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 大厝, 四個半 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 棺柴 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 棺材, 壽板 † |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 棺材 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 棺材, 四塊半, 四合板, 壽木 †, 壽板 † |
| Wu | Shanghai | 棺材, 壽材 †, 壽器 † |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 棺材, 材, 壽材 † |
| Wu | Suzhou | 棺材, 壽材 †, 壽器 † |
| Wu | Danyang | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 棺材, 壽材 † |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 棺材, 枋 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 棺材, 材, 壽材 †, 壽屋 † |
| Xiang | Changsha | 棺材, 料, 棺木, 壽枋 † |
| Xiang | Loudi | 棺材, 料, 長生 †, 壽器 † |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 木, 大料 |
| Note | † - prepared before one's death; ‡ - elegant form | † - prepared before one's death; ‡ - elegant form |
** 壽棺／寿棺
** (Hokkien) 杉板, 薄板仔

#### Derived terms

* 不見棺材不下淚／不见棺材不下泪
* 不見棺材不掉淚／不见棺材不掉泪 (bùjiàn guāncai bù diàolèi)
* 不見棺材不流淚／不见棺材不流泪
* 不見棺材不落淚／不见棺材不落泪 (bùjiàn guāncái bù luòlèi)
* 出棺材
* 唔見棺材唔流眼淚／唔见棺材唔流眼泪
* 搶棺材奔命／抢棺材奔命
* 棺材出了討挽歌郎錢／棺材出了讨挽歌郎钱
* 棺材座子
* 棺材本
* 棺材板
* 棺材楦子
* 棺材瓤子
* 棺材裡伸手／棺材里伸手
* 沒底棺材／没底棺材
* 老棺材
* 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)