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问客杀鸡

wèn kè shā jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-999c4eee90608d87. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

問客殺雞 问客杀鸡 [wen4 ke4 sha1 ji1] /lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)/fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)/

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Other forms in these source records: 問客殺雞

  • 问
    wèn

    to ask / to inquire

  • 客
    kè

    customer / visitor / guest / classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

  • 杀
    shā

    to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely

  • 鸡
    jī

    fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhī] / (slang) prostitute

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