棺 材 瓤 子

guān cai ráng zidictionary entry

geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)

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Original source entry:

棺材瓤子 棺材瓤子 [guan1 cai5 rang2 zi5] /geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)/

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棺
guān
coffin
材
cái
material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)
瓤
ráng
pulp (of fruit) / sth inside a covering / bad / weak
子
zǐ
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-
zi
noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

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