qiān​yáng​dān​jiǔ

to offer elaborate congratulations

  • created sense approved 牵羊担酒/牽羊擔酒 · qiān​yáng​dān​jiǔ · to offer elaborate congratulations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵羊担酒 / 牽羊擔酒

    qiān​yáng​dān​jiǔ

    to offer elaborate congratulations

    Leading a sheep and carrying wine on a pole as a gesture of offering elaborate congratulations or gifts

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep 担 (literal) → 担/擔 · dān · to carry 酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牵羊担酒/牽羊擔酒 · qiān​yáng​dān​jiǔ · wedding gifts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵羊担酒 / 牽羊擔酒

    qiān​yáng​dān​jiǔ

    wedding gifts

    Traditional gift brought by the groom's family when fetching the bride

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep 担 (literal) → 担/擔 · dān · to carry 酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense