天秤棒

Japanese

天秤棒 (tenbinbō): a carrying pole in use by a street vendor in Hanoi.

Kanji in this term
天	秤	棒
てん Grade: 1	びん Jinmeiyō	ぼう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 天秤 (tenbin, “a pair of scales, a balance”) +‎ 棒 (bō, “a pole, a staff”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てんびんぼー [tèńbíńbóó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) てんび​んぼー [tèńbíꜜǹbòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞mbʲĩmbo̞ː]

Noun

天(てん)秤(びん)棒(ぼう) • (tenbinbō) 

1. a carrying pole, a yoke as used by people for carrying things