拐杖

See also: 柺杖 and 枴杖

Chinese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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.

Synonyms

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)

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