斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

斗 dǒu
HSK 5
Chinese peck; liquid measure
酒 jiǔ
HSK 3
wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
隻 zhī single, one of pair, lone
雞 jī chickens; domestic fowl