禅杖

• Pinyin: chán zhàng
• Desglose de hanzi: 禅 = 礻(spirit/show) + 单 (phonetic); 杖 = 木 (wood) + 丈 (a unit of length/phonetic)

Significado

Bastón de monje (bastón budista).

A traditional Buddhist implement used to announce the monk's presence to small insects to avoid stepping on them. In Chinese martial arts fiction (武侠), 禅杖 is a fearsome weapon wielded by martial monk characters such as 鲁智深 in Water Margin.

Ejemplos

1. 鲁智深倒拔垂杨柳、挥舞禅杖的英雄形象已成为中国古典文学中的经典画面。
2. 展厅内陈列着一根据说是明代高僧所用的铜制禅杖，造型古朴庄严。
3. 舞台上的武僧演员举起禅杖，配合激昂的鼓乐，表演了一段震撼人心的少林功夫。

Guía de uso

Contexto: Buddhism, martial arts, history, literature, culture

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 在水浒传中，鲁智深以禅杖为兵器，打遍天下英雄，是武僧形象的代表人物。(In Water Margin, Lu Zhishen uses the monk's staff as his weapon, defeating heroes across the land — the quintessential image of a martial monk.)
• 这件禅杖文物经鉴定为宋代遗物，具有重要的历史研究价值。(This monk's staff artefact has been authenticated as a Song Dynasty relic and holds significant historical research value.)

Incorrecto

• 他用禅杖打篮球。(禅杖 is a specific Buddhist/martial arts implement — using it to describe basketball equipment is absurd; use 球杆 or 球棒 for sports equipment)

Origen e historia

禅 (Chan Buddhism/Zen) + 杖 (staff, stick). The staff associated with Chan Buddhist practice and monks.

Contexto cultural

Época: Tang Dynasty to present

Generación: Culturally literate adults

Contexto social: Universal