See also: 柺杖 and 枴杖

Chinese edit

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

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

拐杖

  1. walking stick; cane (Classifier: m;  m;  c)
    拐杖作用幫助行動不便 [MSC, trad.]
    拐杖作用帮助行动不便 [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.

Usage notes edit

  • 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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