金箍棒

jīngūbàng

noun #36,944

Measure Word

一根金箍棒 gēn

Meanings

1 Sun Wukong's golden cudgel (Journey to the West)
2 (by extension) the iconic gold-banded staff weapon

Characters

Examples

孙悟空挥舞金箍棒，大闹天宫。

Sūn Wùkōng huīwǔ jīngūbàng, dà nào Tiāngōng.

Sun Wukong wielded his golden cudgel and wreaked havoc in Heaven.

小朋友最爱玩具版的金箍棒。

Xiǎopéngyǒu zuì ài wánjù bǎn de jīngūbàng.

Kids love the toy version of the golden cudgel.

Tips

history

In 《西游记》 the staff is officially the 'As-You-Will Gold-Banded Cudgel' (如意金箍棒), forged by Yu the Great as a measuring rod for the seas, weighing 13,500 jin. Sun Wukong takes it from the Dragon King of the East Sea — its trick is shrinking to needle-size to tuck behind his ear and growing to crush mountains.

In Pop Culture

《西游记》 Xīyóujì

Journey to the West

16th-century Ming novel where the Monkey King Sun Wukong wields the golden cudgel; one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature

Stroke Order

金 jīn

箍 gū

棒 bàng