藜杖

Chinese

		Chenopodium album	cane, walking stick
simp. and trad. (藜杖)		藜	杖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lízhàng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄓㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lízhàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄓㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lijanq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: líjhàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

Noun

藜杖

(literary, historical) walking stick fashioned from the hardened stalk of a goosefoot plant (Chenopodium album)
- 遇一老人，碧眼童顏，手執藜杖。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  遇一老人，碧眼童颜，手执藜杖。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
  Yù yī lǎorén, bìyǎntóngyán, shǒu zhí lízhàng. [Pinyin]
  He came across an old man; the old man had a youthful countenance, and was carrying a walking stick fashioned from the hardened stalk of a goosefoot plant.

Usage notes

When the stalk of the goosefoot plant ages, it could be used by the elderly as a walking stick.

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