青藜

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) Chenopodium album
simp. and trad.
(青藜)

Pronunciation


Noun

青藜

  1. (literary) walking stick; cane (Classifier: m;  m)

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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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