隻雞絮酒
zhī​jī​xù​jiǔ

modest sacrifice offered to the deceased

  • created reference approved 只鸡絮酒/隻雞絮酒 → 炙鸡渍酒/炙雞漬酒 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    只鸡絮酒 / 隻雞絮酒 zhī​jī​xù​jiǔ

    炙鸡渍酒 / 炙雞漬酒 zhì​jī​zì​jiǔ

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 只鸡絮酒/隻雞絮酒 · zhī​jī​xù​jiǔ · modest sacrifice offered to the deceased — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    只鸡絮酒 / 隻雞絮酒

    zhī​jī​xù​jiǔ

    modest sacrifice offered to the deceased

    (literary) A set of modest offerings for a funeral or memorial service, literally meaning "a chicken and wine-soaked cotton"; used to express that despite the humble nature of the gifts, the sentiment is sincere and profound.

    只 (literal) → 只/隻 · zhī · [classifier] 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 絮 (literal) → 絮 · xù · cotton wadding 酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol

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

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