手杖

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	cane, walking stick
simp. and trad. (手杖)		手	杖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒuzhàng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² zoeng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-chhóng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒuzhàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² zoeng⁶
  - Yale: sáu jeuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² dzoeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² zêng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-chhóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: su` cong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su³ cong³
  - IPA: /su³¹ t͡sʰoŋ³¹/

Noun

手杖

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

Synonyms

手拐 (Min Nan)
扶杖 (fúzhàng) (literary)
拄杖 (zhǔzhàng) (literary)

拐杖 (guǎizhàng)
拐棍 (guǎigùn)
青藜 (qīnglí) (literary)

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.

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