punting pole; boat pole (dialectal)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
punting pole; long bamboo or wooden pole used to propel a boat in shallow water
dialectRegional variant of 篙, primarily used in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and other Yangtze River Delta dialects, as well as parts of northern China.
Chuán船
fū夫
ná拿
qǐ起
gāo篙
tou头
，
qīng轻
qīng轻
yī一
diǎn点
，
chuán船
jiù就
lí离
le了
àn岸
。
The boatman picked up the punting pole, gave a gentle push, and the boat left the shore.
Zhè这
gēn根
gāo篙
tou头
yòng用
le了
shí十
jǐ几
nián年
，
dōu都
yǐ已
jīng经
mó磨
de得
guāng光
huá滑
le了
。
This punting pole has been used for more than a dozen years and has been worn smooth.