奥西里斯之死：埃及神话的背叛与复仇
B2 Chinese luisteroefening · Vastelandmandarijn · Geschikt voor leerders op gevorderd niveau
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What does “棺材 (guancai)” mean in Chinese?
棺材 (guāncai)
noun
A coffin; by a lucky homophone it echoes 官财 (rank and wealth)
In this TED-Ed retelling of the Osiris myth, the god Set throws a lavish party with one prize: a beautiful box. Whoever fits inside perfectly can keep it. But the box is really a 棺材 (guāncai), a coffin, and Set seals his brother Osiris inside. 棺材 is the plain Chinese word for a coffin.
Here’s the lucky twist Chinese speakers love: 棺材 (guāncai) sounds almost exactly like 官财 (guāncái), “officialdom and wealth.” Because of that homophone, dreaming of or even seeing a coffin is traditionally considered 吉利 (auspicious), a sign of rank and riches to come. A grim word with a surprisingly fortunate echo.
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★Waar je dit hoort
- ▸In Chinese retellings of myth and history, like TED-Ed
- ▸In Chinese funeral customs and folk beliefs
- ▸In the lucky pun 棺材 / 官财 (coffin / rank and wealth)
- ▸In fengshui and dream-interpretation talk
- ▸In Chinese period dramas and ghost stories
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