觥筹交错 — Chinese idiom
觥筹交错
gōng chóu jiāo cuò
Traditional: 觥籌交錯
Meaning
- wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined
- to drink and gamble together in a large group
- a big (drinking) party
Character by character
- 觥gōnga horn of wine
- 筹chóuchip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money
- 交jiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect;
- 错cuòerror, mistake; incorrect, wrong
Idioms sharing a character
- 飞觥走斝 fēi gōng zǒu jiǎ
- 运筹帷幄 yùn chóu wéi wò
- 交口称誉 jiāo kǒu chēng yù
- 交浅言深 jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
- 履舄交错 lǚ xì jiāo cuò
- 心力交瘁 xīn lì jiāo cuì
- 忘年之交 wàng nián zhī jiāo
- 悔恨交加 huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
- 患难之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo
- 涕泪交加 tì lèi jiāo jiā
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