觥筹交错 in English gong1 chou2 jiao1 cuo4 Meaning

Meanings

  • wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined
  • to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiomatic expression)
  • a big (drinking) party

Simplified Characters

觥 筹 交 错

Traditional Characters

觥 籌 交 錯

Pinyin

gong1 chou2 jiao1 cuo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

觥gong1big 筹chou2chip (in gambling) 交jiao1to hand over 错cuo4surname Cuo