觥筹交错

Traditional: 觥籌交錯

gōng chóu jiāo cuò

Dictionary entry

wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined

What does 觥筹交错 mean?

觥筹交错 (gōng chóu jiāo cuò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined

2to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom)

3a big (drinking) party

Character breakdown

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觥gōngbig · cup made of horn 筹chóuchip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket · to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over · to make friends 错Cuòsurname Cuo

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觥筹交错

gōng chóu jiāo cuò

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