只鸡斗酒

Traditional: 隻雞斗酒

zhī jī dǒu jiǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

What does 只鸡斗酒 mean?

只鸡斗酒 (zhī jī dǒu jiǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

Character breakdown

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只zhīvariant of 隻|只[zhi1]鸡jīfowl · chicken 斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine) · liquor

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只鸡斗酒

zhī jī dǒu jiǔ

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