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只鸡斗酒

zhī jī dǒu jiǔ

4-character word Traditional 隻雞斗酒

What 只鸡斗酒 means

1. lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

The characters in 只鸡斗酒

• 只zhǐonly; merely; just
• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 斗dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn
• 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits

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