觥籌交錯

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Chinese

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big; cup made of horn; horn wine container
a tally; counter; ticket
a tally; counter; ticket; plan; devise; manage
 
to interlock; to crisscross
trad. (觥籌交錯) 交錯
simp. (觥筹交错) 交错

Etymology

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From 醉翁亭記 [1046] by Ouyang Xiu:

觥籌交錯喧嘩 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
觥筹交错喧哗 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Song dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, 醉翁亭記
Shè zhě zhōng, yì zhě shèng, gōngchóujiāocuò, qǐ zuò ér xuānhuá zhě, zhòng bīn huān yě. [Pinyin]
The shooters of dice hit their mark, and players of Chinese chess are victorious. Wine cups and game tallies cross back and forth, and people sit and stand in an uproar. The multitude of guests is happy.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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觥籌交錯

  1. to have many people drinking alcohol together

Synonyms

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