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只鸡斗酒
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PinYin zhī jī dǒu jǐu
Simplified 只鸡斗酒
Traditional 隻雞斗酒
- lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
Chinese meanings
- zhī jī dǒu jiǔ
【释义】斗：酒器。准备好一只鸡，一壶酒。原指对死者的祭奠物品，多用作追悼亡友之辞。后也指招待来客。
【出处】汉·曹操《祀故太尉桥玄文》：“殂逝之后，路有经由，不以斗酒只鸡过相沃酹，车过三步，腹痛勿怪。”
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