dǒu jiǔ zhī jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
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Original source entry:

斗酒隻雞 斗酒只鸡 [dou3 jiu3 zhi1 ji1] /lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests/

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斗酒只鸡
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