拐杖
Chinese edit
kidnap; to turn | cane, walking stick | ||
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trad. (拐杖) | 拐 | 杖 | |
simp. #(拐杖) | 拐 | 杖 | |
alternative forms | 枴杖 柺杖 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
拐杖
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.
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 拐杖 (“walking stick”) [map]