carry goods on shoulder pole; porter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to carry goods or luggage for others on a shoulder pole (old term)
archaicHistorically referred to manual laborers who transported goods using a shoulder pole and carrying pole. The person engaged in this work was called 挑脚的 (tiāo jiǎo de). This occupation was common before modern transportation.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
yǐ以
tiāo挑
jiǎo脚
wéi为
shēng生
，
měi每
tiān天
zǒu走
jǐ几
shí十
lǐ里
shān山
lù路
。
He made his living as a porter when he was young, walking dozens of miles on mountain roads every day.
Nà那
tiáo条
shān山
lù路
shàng上
jīng经
cháng常
yǒu有
tiāo挑
jiǎo脚
de的
jīng经
guò过
，
hǎn喊
zhe着
hào号
zi子
。
Porters often passed by on that mountain road, shouting work songs.
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Tā他
gù雇
le了
liǎng两
gè个
tiāo挑
jiǎo脚
de的
bǎ把
xíng行
lǐ李
yùn运
dào到
mǎ码
tóu头
。
He hired two porters to carry the luggage to the dock.