牵羊担酒 — Chinese idiom

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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