gàng
fáng

archaic

Meaning of 杠房

杠房 means funeral parlor (historical); undertaking establishment that rented out burial goods and arranged ceremonies. Pronounced gàng fáng.

  • funeral parlor (historical); undertaking establishment that rented out burial goods and arranged ceremonies

Definitions & Examples

Àn
zhào
jiù
 
bàn
sāng
shì
děi
xiān
zhǎo
gàng
fáng
 

According to old customs, you have to go to a funeral parlor first to arrange a funeral.

Gàng
fáng
gōng
guān
cai
 
xiào
 
hái
néng
qǐng
lái
chuī
shǒu
 

The funeral parlor provided coffins, mourning garments, and could even hire musicians.

Zhè
tiáo
jiē
shàng
cóng
qián
yǒu
hǎo
jiā
gàng
fáng
 

There used to be several funeral parlors on this street.

Relations

Measure Words

/ jiā
Primary
/ jiān