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牵羊担酒

qiān yáng dān jiǔ

4-character word Traditional 牽羊擔酒

What 牵羊担酒 means

1. pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
2. to kill the fatted calf

The characters in 牵羊担酒

• 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 羊yángsheep; goat
• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder
• 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits