策杖

Chinese

		method; plan; policy method; plan; policy; scheme	cane, walking stick
trad. (策杖)		策	杖
simp. #(策杖)		策	杖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cèzhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄜˋ ㄓㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cèzhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄜˋ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cèjhàng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻê⁴-chang⁴
    • Yale: tsè-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsehjanq
    • Palladius: цэчжан (cɛčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

Noun

策杖

1. (archaic) walking stick

Synonyms

• 扶杖 (fúzhàng)

Verb

策杖

1. (literary) to use a walking stick

   • 策杖以行 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 聞見前錄

     cèzhàng yǐ xíng [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 有一老人策杖於前，問曰：「君子何嘆？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     有一老人策杖于前，问曰：「君子何叹？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 牛僧孺《玄怪錄》, 杜子春 [1]

     Yǒu yī lǎorén cèzhàng yú qián, wènyuē: “Jūnzǐ hé tàn?” [Pinyin]

     An old man with a walking stick appeared in front of him, asking: "What grieves you?"