只鸡斗酒 in English zhi1 ji1 dou3 jiu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiomatic expression); metaphorically ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

Simplified Characters

只 鸡 斗 酒

Traditional Characters

隻 雞 斗 酒

Pinyin

zhi1 ji1 dou3 jiu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

只zhi3only 鸡ji1fowl 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] 酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine)