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牽羊擔酒

简牵羊担酒 · 繁牽羊擔酒

Mandarin · pinyin qiān yáng dān jiǔ

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

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羊: yáng · sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
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酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
牵: qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand
担: dān · carry, bear, undertake

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1–2–1–3 · qian1 yang2 dan1 jiu3

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hin1 joeng4 daam1 zau2

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