old term for pallbearer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old term for a pallbearer; professional coffin carrier
archaicA historical term used specifically in traditional funeral customs. The work was often associated with specific guilds or low social status. The term is not used in modern standard Chinese to describe contemporary funeral workers.
Chū出
bìn殡
de的
duì队
wu伍
lǐ里
，
jǐ几
gè个
gàng杠
fū夫
tái抬
zhe着
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
líng灵
jiù柩
。
In the funeral procession, several pallbearers carried the heavy coffin.
Zài在
jiù旧
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
gàng杠
fū夫
shì是
gè个
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhí职
yè业
。
In old novels, the coffin carrier was a common profession.
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Gàng杠
fū夫
men们
hǎn喊
zhe着
hào号
zi子
，
xié协
tiáo调
zhe着
bù步
fá伐
。
The pallbearers chanted work songs to coordinate their steps.