手杖
Chinese
| hand; convenient; ‑er | cane, walking stick | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (手杖) |
手 | 杖 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujanq
- IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sau2 zoeng6
- Yale: sáu jeuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau2 dzoeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: seo2 zêng6
- IPA (key): /sɐu̯³⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-chhóng
- Hakka Romanization System: su` cong`
- Hagfa Pinyim: su3 cong3
- IPA: /su³¹ t͡sʰoŋ³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
Noun
手杖
- (literally) any kind of long or short rod with a handle; a cane (Classifier: 個/个 m; 把 m)
- (by extension) walking stick (Classifier: 個/个 m; 把 m)
Usage notes
- In Mandarin, 拐杖 (guǎizhàng) is the most commonly used term for walking stick. By contrast, 手杖 (shǒuzhàng) can be used to describe a cane that has other uses, such as hiking or scaring away wild snakes.
Synonyms
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