Word information
Simplified棺材板
Traditional棺材板
Pinyinguān cai bǎn
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Chinese word dictionary
棺材板
guān cai bǎn · wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling; coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread)
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