桐杖

Chinese

		tung tree	cane, walking stick
simp. and trad. (桐杖)		桐	杖

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): thâng-thn̄g

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâng-thn̄g
  - Tâi-lô: thâng-thn̄g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tangt'ng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaŋ¹³⁻²² tʰŋ̍²²/

Noun

桐杖

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) staff in former times used by the son of the deceased in a funeral procession to show filial piety

Synonyms

哭喪棒／哭丧棒 (kūsāngbàng)
(Min Nan) 孝杖, 兔仔尾

Adjective

桐杖

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) incompetent; incapable

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