pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations; to kill the fatted calf
trad. 牽羊擔酒
Also written 牽羊擔酒【qiān yáng dān jiǔ】
Characters in this word
4牵
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to lead along, to pull (an animal on a tether), (bound form) to involve, to draw in
- Pinyin
- qiān
- Traditional
- 牽
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 11800 of 2500
羊
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surname Yang
- Pinyin
- Yáng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 5325 of 2500
担
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to undertake, to carry, to shoulder, to take responsibility
- Pinyin
- dān
- Traditional
- 擔
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 31051 of 2500
酒
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wine (esp. rice wine), liquor, spirits, alcoholic beverage, CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 931 of 2500