打牙祭 |
dǎ yá jì |
to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) |
打 |
dá |
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3] |
打 |
dǎ |
to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from |
牙 |
yá |
tooth / ivory / CL:颗 |
牙祭 |
yá jì |
a good meal / sumptuous food |
祭 |
Zhài |
surname Zhai |
祭 |
jì |
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors) / (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic) / (bound form) ceremony / (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival |