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Chinese
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。
遇一老人，碧眼童颜，手执藜杖。 - From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Yù yī lǎorén, bìyǎntóngyán, shǒu zhí lízhàng.
- 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.