boxcar; covered freight wagon
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
boxcar; covered wagon (rail freight)
technicalSpecifically refers to railway freight wagons with a metal roof and sides, typically windowless and poorly ventilated. Known as 闷罐车 (mèn guàn chē) in some regions. This term is specialized railway jargon and may be considered dialectal.
Nà那
liè列
huǒ火
chē车
hòu后
miàn面
guà挂
le了
jǐ几
jié节
mèn闷
zi子
chē车
，
zhuāng装
de的
dōu都
shì是
méi煤
tàn炭
。
That train had several boxcars attached at the back, all loaded with coal.
Zhè这
mèn闷
zi子
chē车
méi没
yǒu有
chuāng窗
hu户
，
lǐ里
miàn面
yòu又
rè热
yòu又
mèn闷
。
This boxcar has no windows; it's hot and stuffy inside.
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Zài在
nán南
fāng方
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
bǎ把
zhè这
zhǒng种
huò货
chē车
jiào叫
mèn闷
guàn罐
chē车
。
In southern regions, people often call this kind of freight wagon 'menguanche'.