COFFIN 棺材棺
TIMBER BOX USED FOR BURYING.
Old Chinese Criteria
2. Jiù 柩 refers specifically to a coffin which contains a dead body.
3. Guǒ 槨 refers to the often very large structure which is put arround the inner coffin guān 棺. Note that the outer coffin is much more than an outer slightly larger wooden box. See illustration.
4. Chèn 櫬 refers specifically to the inner coffin, especially when presented as symbol of abject surrender (indicating to the person one surrenders to that one is willing to be put to death and put into this coffin). However, the term is also currently used to refer in general to an inner coffin in ZUO.
5. Bì 椑 refers to a ritual coffin made for the ruler on his accession to the throne and lacquered afresh every year; also used as a dignified general term for a coffin. In Tang times this custom was discontinued.
6. Mù 木 "wood, timber" is occasionally used by synecdoche to refer to a coffin.
7. Qì 器 can also refer to the coffin (from Han at least down to Six Dynasties times). Coffins for an emperor can then be called bì qì 秘器, and those for officials guān qì 棺器.
Modern Chinese Criteria
棺木
木
材
棺
櫬
棺槨
漆宅
靈柩
靈櫬
棺柩
柩
靈
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
- 韓非子同義詞研究
(
HANFEI TONGYI 2004)
p.
95 - 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao
(
HUANG JINGUI 1995)
p.
1131 - 古辭辨 Gu ci bian
(
WANG FENGYANG 1993)
p.
144 - Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung
(
FRANKE 1989)
p.
73A
Words
棺 guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 26 AttributionsWD
The current general word for the coffin is guān 棺, but this term also refers specifically to the inner coffin as opposed to what is translated as "outer coffin", the guǒ 槨. Coffins were generally made of wood and often lacquered; in Han times, stone coffins also came to use.
- Word relations
- Epithet: 瓦/TILE
- Contrast: 槨/COFFIN
Guǒ 槨 refers to the often very large structure which is put arround the inner coffin guān 棺. Note that the outer coffin is much more than an outer slightly larger wooden box. See illustration. - Assoc: 槨/COFFIN
Guǒ 槨 refers to the often very large structure which is put arround the inner coffin guān 棺. Note that the outer coffin is much more than an outer slightly larger wooden box. See illustration.
- Syntactic words
- ninner coffin
- vt(oN)put contextually determinate N into the inner coffin; encoffin contextually determinate NTW
- vtoNput into the inner coffin
槨 guǒ OC: kʷaaɡ MC: kɑk 13 AttributionsWD
Guǒ 槨 refers to the often very large structure which is put arround the inner coffin guān 棺. Note that the outer coffin is much more than an outer slightly larger wooden box. See illustration.
- Word relations
- Contrast: 棺/COFFIN
The current general word for the coffin is guān 棺, but this term also refers specifically to the inner coffin as opposed to what is translated as "outer coffin", the guǒ 槨. Coffins were generally made of wood and often lacquered; in Han times, stone coffins also came to use. - Assoc: 棺/COFFIN
The current general word for the coffin is guān 棺, but this term also refers specifically to the inner coffin as opposed to what is translated as "outer coffin", the guǒ 槨. Coffins were generally made of wood and often lacquered; in Han times, stone coffins also came to use.
- Syntactic words
- nouter coffin
柩 jiù OC: ɡlɯs MC: gɨu 7 AttributionsWD
Jiù 柩 refers specifically to a coffin which contains a dead body.
- Syntactic words
- ncoffin with the dead body in it; bier
- vtoNto encoffin
櫬 chèn OC: tshriŋs MC: ʈʂhɪn 5 AttributionsWD
Chèn 櫬 refers specifically to the inner coffin, especially when presented as symbol of abject surrender (indicating to the person one surrenders to that one is willing to be put to death and put into this coffin). However, the term is also currently used to refer in general to an inner coffin in ZUO.
- Syntactic words
- nZUO: inner coffin
棺槨 guān guǒ OC: koon kʷaaɡ MC: kʷɑn kɑk 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NP(post-N)the inner and outer coffins of the contextually determinate NCH
- NPnonreferentialcoffins of any kind (inner or outer); coffin system; coffins
椑 bì OC: beɡ MC: biɛk 3 AttributionsWD
Bì 椑refers to a ritual coffin made for the ruler on his accession to the throne and lacquered afresh every year; also used as a dignified general term for a coffin. In Tang times this custom was discontinued.
- Syntactic words
- nLIJI: ritual coffin made for the ruler on his accession to the throne and lacquered afresh every year; also used as a dignified general term for a coffin.
殯 bìn OC: pins MC: pin 2 AttributionsWD
coffin (with the corpse in it)
- Syntactic words
- ncoffin (with the corpse in it)
器 qì OC: khrɯds MC: khi 1 AttributionWD
Qì 器 can also refer to the coffin (from Han at least down to Six Dynasties times). Coffins for an emperor can then be called bì qì 秘 器, and those for officials guān qì 棺器.
- Syntactic words
- ncoffin
椁 Click here to add pinyin OC: MC: 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- nZUO: outer coffin x
櫝 dú OC: ɡ-looɡ MC: duk 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- ntemporary small coffin in which battle dead are transported home
棺器 guān qì MC: kwan khijH OC: koon khrɯdsDS 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPcoffinDS
折 zhé OC: kljed MC: tɕiɛt 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nYILI: frame put round the coffin For illustration see SANLICIDIAN P. 404
木 mù OC: mooɡ MC: muk 0 AttributionsWD
Mù 木 "wood, timber" is occasionally used by synecdoche to refer to a coffin.
- Syntactic words
- nZUO: coffin Cf. the proverbial 就木 "enter the coffin"
槥 huì OC: sɢʷeds MC: ziɛi 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- ntemporary small coffin in which battle dead are transported home
棺柩 guān jiù OC: koon ɡlɯs MC: kʷɑn gɨu 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPcoffin (concrete: father's coffin, not always general)
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