拐杖

See also: 柺杖 and 枴杖

Chinese

		kidnap; to turn	cane, walking stick
trad. (拐杖)		拐	杖
simp. #(拐杖)		拐	杖
alternative forms		枴杖 柺杖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǎizhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai² zoeng^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǎizhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guǎijhàng
    • Wade–Giles: kuai³-chang⁴
    • Yale: gwǎi-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goaijanq
    • Palladius: гуайчжан (guajčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaai² zoeng^6-2
    • Yale: gwáai jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai² dzoeng^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: guai² zêng^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːi̯³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 拐杖

1. walking stick; cane (Classifier: 個／个 m; 把 m)

   拐杖的作用是幫助行動不便的人。 [MSC, trad.]
   拐杖的作用是帮助行动不便的人。 [MSC, simp.]

   Guǎizhàng de zuòyòng shì bāngzhù xíngdòng bùbiàn de rén. [Pinyin]

   The purpose of a walking stick is to assist those those with mobility issues.

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 手杖 (shǒuzhàng)
• 扶杖 (fúzhàng) (literary)
• 拐 (guǎi)
• 拐子 (guǎizi)
• 拄拐 (zhǔguǎi) (literary)
• 拄杖 (zhǔzhàng) (literary)
• 拐棍 (guǎigùn)
• 文明棍 (wénmínggùn) (dated)
• 青藜 (qīnglí) (literary)

 

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.

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