gàng

archaic
technical

Meaning of 杠夫

杠夫 means old term for a pallbearer; professional coffin carrier. Pronounced gàng fū.

  • old term for a pallbearer; professional coffin carrier

Definitions & Examples

Chū
bìn
de
duì
wu
 
gàng
tái
zhe
chén
zhòng
de
líng
jiù
 

In the funeral procession, several pallbearers carried the heavy coffin.

Zài
jiù
xiǎo
shuō
 
gàng
shì
cháng
jiàn
de
zhí
 

In old novels, the coffin carrier was a common profession.

Gàng
men
hǎn
zhe
hào
zi
 
xié
tiáo
zhe
 

The pallbearers chanted work songs to coordinate their steps.

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