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bamboo / bamboo pole
HSK 7-9
fishing rod / CL:
fishing rod
bamboo pole / CL: , 個|个
lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / fig. to get instant results
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
a kind of sedan chair, usu. made of bamboo and mounted on a pair of long bamboo poles
benchmark / pole serving as mark or symbol / pole with a trophy hung on it
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  *竿* | 竿* | *竿
pole
pole-vaulting / also written 撐桿跳|撑杆跳
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) / fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better
lasso pole / blind man's stick / white stick
pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act) / climbing pole
(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection
ship mast / mast / also written 桅杆
fishing rod
Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县, Taiwan
Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县 i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县, Taiwan
Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县 i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
pole vault / also written 撐桿跳高|撑杆跳高
cue (billiards) / club (golf) / stick (hockey)
bamboo pole's uppermost tip / (fig.) acme


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