拐棍

See also: 枴棍 and 柺棍

Chinese

		kidnap; to turn	stick
simp. and trad. (拐棍)		拐	棍
alt. forms		枴棍柺棍

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǎigùn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai² gwan³
Min Nan (POJ): koái-kùn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: guǎigùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goaiguenn
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ən⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    拐棍
    枴棍
    柺棍
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǎigùnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goaiguell
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kwəɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai² gwan³
  - Yale: gwáai gwan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai² gwan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: guai² guen³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːi̯³⁵ kʷɐn³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koái-kùn
  - Tâi-lô: kuái-kùn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koay'kuxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kun²¹/

Noun

拐棍

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

拐杖 (guǎizhàng)
(archaic) 青藜 (qīnglí)
手杖 (shǒuzhàng)

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