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蓋子 [gai4zi0]↓;
蓋兒 ditto;
舖蓋 quilt, bedding.
(2) (AC) an umbrella.
(3) A surname.
覆蓋 cover physically;
蓋掩 cover with earth, hay, etc.;
蓋住 have s.t. covered up;
蓋上 put a cover on;
蓋起來 cover or be covered up;
蓋被 cover with a quilt;
蓋棺論定 a man's merits or demerits can be finally judged only after his death, usu. said of public men;
欲蓋彌彰 the more one tries to cover up one's faults, the more they are exposed to public view.
(2) Surpass, excel: 他的武藝把別人都蓋下去了 he excels all others in feats of strength;
蓋世，蓋代 [gai4shi4], [gai4dai4]↓.
(3) Build, construct: 蓋房子，蓋屋 build a house;
蓋造 construct (a building, etc.);
蓋瓦 cover with tiles;
加蓋一層 add another storey to a building.
(4) To seal, affix a seal to: 蓋章 put one's personal chop on;
蓋印，蓋關防 affix an offical seal on a document;
蓋戳 to stamp;
蓋手印 take fingerprints.
蓋天下萬物之萌生，靡不有死 for nothing lives which doesn't die;
stating an admission: 蓋有之矣 it is possible that such cases exist;
蓋難言也 it is difficult to say (I admit, I allow);
蓋因 it is because.
2.蓋火 [gai4huo3], n., a stove's iron cover with small holes on top.
3.蓋盅（兒） [gai4zhong1] ([er0]), n., teacup with a cover.
4.蓋面兒 [gai4miaher0], adj., ostensibly plausible (also 蓋面子): 蓋面兒的話 argument for covering up.
5.蓋世 [gai4shi4], adj., rising above all others: 蓋世無雙 (of things or persons) without a match, peerless; 蓋世英雄, the greatest hero; see [gai4dai4]↑.
6.蓋頭 [gai4tou2], n., a bridal veil.
7.蓋藏 [gai4cang2], n. & v.t., things hoarded up; to hoard up.
8.蓋子 [gai4zi0], n., (1) a cover (of pot, etc.); (2) the outer shell of crustaceans.
9.蓋碗 [gai4wan3], n., a covered bowl or dish.