斗酒只鸡 in English dou3 jiu3 zhi1 ji1 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

斗 酒 只 鸡

Traditional Characters

斗 酒 隻 雞

Pinyin

dou3 jiu3 zhi1 ji1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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