牵羊担酒 (牽羊擔酒)
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
Pinyin
Definition
牵羊担酒 (牽羊擔酒)
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- pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
- to kill the fatted calf
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
- 2 to down one's drink
- 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 1 surname Yang
Idioms (20)
亡羊补牢
- 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 2 fig. to act belatedly
- 3 better late than never
- 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
今朝有酒今朝醉
- 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
- 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
- 3 to enjoy while one can
嗜酒如命
- 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
好酒沉瓮底
- 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
- 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
- 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)