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只鸡斗酒

zhī jī dǒu jiǔdictionary 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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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.

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Original source entry:

隻雞斗酒 只鸡斗酒 [zhi1 ji1 dou3 jiu3] /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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Other forms in these source records: 隻雞斗酒

  • 只
    zhī

    grain that has begun to ripen / classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

    zhǐ

    only / merely / just

  • 鸡
    jī

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

  • 斗
    dǒu

    dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object

    dòu

    to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

    Dǒu

    abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]

  • 酒
    jiǔ

    wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.