拐杖

See also: 柺杖 and 枴杖

Chinese

		kidnap; to turn	cane, walking stick
simp. and trad. (拐杖)		拐	杖
variant forms		枴杖柺杖

拐杖

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

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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