粵

擔daam3挑tiu1

simp担挑
daam3 tiu1dān tiāo

English

  1. a shoulder pole, used for lifting heavy items
  2. carrying pole

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種運送重物嘅工具;本身只係一條好簡單嘅長桿,通常用竹或者木製成;有兩種用法,可以將物品掛係兩邊,中間用膊頭頂住,兩邊互相平衡,又或者頭尾一個人頂住,中間掛嘢,可以運一個人孭唔起嘅重嘢

Examples

  • 斷擔挑

    burden too heavy (Literally: to break the carrying-pole)

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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