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杆子 (桿子) gānzi

gānzi noun pole; stick; club; gang of bandits
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '桿子')

Contained in

  • 笔杆子(筆桿子) pen; an effective writer
  • 枪杆子里面出政权(槍桿子裡面出政權) political power comes from the barrel of a gun
  • 枪杆子(槍桿子) gun barrel
  • 二杆子 hot-tempered; rash; hot-tempered person
  • 腰杆子(腰桿子) waist; small of the back; (fig.) backing

Collocations

  • 凉棚杆子 (涼棚桿子) 涼棚杆子 — History of Jin 金史, 卷四十三 志第二十四: 輿服上 天子車輅、皇后妃嬪車輦、皇太子車制、王公以下車制及鞍勒飾 輿服中 天子袞冕 視朝之服 皇后冠服 皇太子冠服 宗室及外戚並一品命婦 臣下朝服 祭服 公服 輿服下 衣服通制 Volume 43 Treatises 24: Carriages and Clothing 1 - Emperor's Carriages, Empress' and Consorts' Carriages; Crown Prince's Carriages; Princes, Dukes, and below Carriages and Saddlery; Carriages and Clothing 2 - Emperors' Robes and Crowns; Clothing for those Accompanying the Emperor; Empresses' Crown and Clothing; Crown Princes' Crown and Clothing; Dress for the Imperial Clan, Families of Imperial Consorts, and Titled Nobility; Court Dress for Officials; Ceremonial Clothing; Official Clothing; Carriages and Clothing 3 - Tailoring — count: 2
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