问客杀鸡 — Chinese idiom
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
Traditional: 問客殺雞
Meaning
- lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them
- fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
Character by character
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 客kèguest, traveller; customer
- 杀shāto kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
- 鸡jīchicken
Idioms sharing a character
- 不闻不问 bù wén bù wèn
- 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
- 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ
- 问寒问暖 wèn hán wèn nuǎn
- 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì
- 问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng
- 问鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
- 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
- 嘘寒问暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn
- 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
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