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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qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. to kill the fatted calf

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 classifier: 杯 bēi
  6. 6 classifier: 瓶 píng
  7. 7 classifier: 罐 guàn
  8. 8 classifier: 桶 tǒng
  9. 9 classifier: 缸 gāng
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 classifier: 家 jiā

Idioms (20)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)