斗酒只鸡

Traditional: 斗酒隻雞

dǒu jiǔ zhī jī

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 斗酒只鸡 mean?

斗酒只鸡 (dǒu jiǔ zhī jī) 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

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

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斗酒只鸡

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