joss stick

English

Joss sticks burning

Alternative forms

joss-stick

Etymology

From joss (“Chinese idol”) + stick.

Noun

joss stick (plural joss sticks)

A stick of incense, especially (China Taoism, Buddhism, &c.) those burned as an offering before a Chinese shrine.

Translations

incense stick

Burmese: အမွှေးတိုင် (my) (a.hmwe:tuing)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 香 (hoeng¹)

Mandarin: 香 (zh) (xiāng)
Finnish: suitsuke (fi)
German: Räucherstäbchen (de) n

Italian: bastoncini di incenso m
Malay: colok (ms)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Tagalog: tanghas
Thai: ธูป (th) (tûup)

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