藜杖

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lízhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄓㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lízhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: líjhàng
    • Wade–Giles: li²-chang⁴
    • Yale: lí-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lijanq
    • Palladius: личжан (ličžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

Noun

藜杖

1. (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.