擔挑
simp担挑daam3 tiu1dān tiāo
English
- a shoulder pole, used for lifting heavy items
- carrying pole
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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