藜杖
Chinese
| Chenopodium album | cane, walking stick | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (藜杖) | 藜 | 杖 | |
| simp. #(藜杖) | 藜 | 杖 | |
Pronunciation
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.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th 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.
遇一老人，碧眼童颜，手执藜杖。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Usage notes
When the stalk of the goosefoot plant ages, it could be used by the elderly as a walking stick.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.