牵羊担酒 in English qian1 yang2 dan1 jiu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to offer elaborate congratulations
  • to kill the fatted calf

Simplified Characters

牵 羊 担 酒

Traditional Characters

牽 羊 擔 酒

Pinyin

qian1 yang2 dan1 jiu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

牵qian1to lead along 羊yang2surname Yang 担dan1to undertake 酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine)