藜杖

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Chinese

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Chenopodium album cane, walking stick
trad. (藜杖)
simp. #(藜杖)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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藜杖

  1. (literary, historical) walking stick fashioned from the hardened stalk of a goosefoot plant (Chenopodium album)

Usage notes

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When the stalk of the goosefoot plant ages, it could be used by the elderly as a walking stick.