手杖
Chinese
| hand; convenient; ‑er | cane, walking stick | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (手杖) |
手 | 杖 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuzhàng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǒujhàng
- Wade–Giles: shou3-chang4
- Yale: shǒu-jàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujanq
- Palladius: шоучжан (šoučžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 手杖
手帳 / 手帐
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sau2 zoeng6
- Yale: sáu jeuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau2 dzoeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: seo2 zêng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-chhóng
- Hakka Romanization System: suˋ congˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: su3 cong3
- Sinological IPA: /su³¹ t͡sʰoŋ³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Noun
手杖
- walking stick; cane (Classifier: 個／个 m; 把 m)
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
Dialectal synonyms of 拐杖 (“walking stick”) [map]