拐杖

See also: 柺杖 and 枴杖

Chinese

		kidnap; to turn	cane, walking stick
simp. and trad. (拐杖)		拐	杖
alt. forms		枴杖柺杖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǎizhàng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai² zoeng^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: guǎizhàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goaijanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    拐杖
    枴杖
    柺杖
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai² zoeng^6-2
  - Yale: gwáai jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai² dzoeng^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: guai² zêng²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːi̯³⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

拐杖

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

拐棍 (guǎigùn)
(archaic) 青藜 (qīnglí)
手杖 (shǒuzhàng)
(Min Nan) 手拐

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.