牵羊担酒 — Chinese idiom
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
Traditional: 牽羊擔酒
Meaning
- pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole ; fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
- to kill the fatted calf
Character by character
- 牵qiānto drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
- 羊yángsheep, goat
- 担dānto bear, to carry; burden, responsibility
- 酒jiǔwine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
Idioms sharing a character
- 无牵无挂 wú qiān wú guà
- 牵强附会 qiān qiǎng fù huì
- 牵肠挂肚 qiān cháng guà dù
- 顺手牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng
- 魂牵梦萦 hún qiān mèng yíng
- 亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo
- 杀猪宰羊 shā zhū zǎi yáng
- 羊入虎口 yáng rù hǔ kǒu
- 羊肠小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào
- 羊质虎皮 yáng zhì hǔ pí
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