青藜
Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | Chenopodium album | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (青藜) | 青 | 藜 | |
| simp. #(青藜) | 青 | 藜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qīnglí
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cinglí
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-li2
- Yale: chīng-lí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingli
- Palladius: цинли (cinli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ li³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
青藜
- (literary) 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.