jī​shǔ

dinner for a guest

  • created reference approved 鸡黍/雞黍 → 论语/論語 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡黍 / 雞黍 jī​shǔ

    论语 / 論語 lún​yǔ

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 鸡黍/雞黍 · jī​shǔ · dinner for a guest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡黍 / 雞黍

    jī​shǔ

    dinner for a guest

    (literary) a home-cooked meal of chicken and millet prepared to welcome a guest; refers to simple but sincere hospitality

    鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 黍 (literal) → 黍 · shǔ · millet

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 鸡黍/雞黍 · jī​shǔ · deep friendship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡黍 / 雞黍

    jī​shǔ

    deep friendship

    (literary) a metaphor for deep and sincere friendship between people, especially regarding an appointment or a promise to meet

    鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 黍 (literal) → 黍 · shǔ · millet

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

    created sense