My mother used to take bamboo poles like those, hang clothes on them and poke them down. It was rather difficult, and sometimes they would fall into the street.
Mandarin
竹扦
竹扦
zhú qiān
bamboo skewer
Mandarin
那家旅馆敲观光客的竹杠。
那家旅館敲觀光客的竹槓。
nà jiā lǚ guǎn qiāo guān guāng kè de zhú gàng .