斗鸡走马 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• cock-fighting and horse-racing ; to gamble

Character by character

• 斗dòuto struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
• 鸡jīchicken
• 走zǒuto walk, to run, to flee
• 马mǎhorse; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 勾心斗角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
• 升斗小民 shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
• 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu
• 单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu
• 困兽犹斗 kùn shòu yóu dòu
• 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu
• 斗酒只鸡 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
• 日进斗金 rì jìn dǒu jīn
• 明争暗斗 míng zhēng àn dòu
• 气冲牛斗 qì chōng niú dǒu

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