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棺材本 (gun1 coi4 bun2) — funeral/coffin fund; retirement fund; the core saving of an old person in Cantonese

gunˉ¹棺coiˎ₄材bunˊ²本
Mandarin Pinyin: guan1 cai5 ben3

Meaning of 棺材本

nounfuneral/coffin fund; retirement fund; the core saving of an old person
nounmoney saved up for one's death

Example Sentences with 棺材本

gwaanˉ¹棺coiˎ₄材bunˊ²本
Coffin money (savings).
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Characters in 棺材本

棺gun1
coffin
材coi4
material in its broadest sense
本bun2
basis; origin; source

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