觥筹交错 |
gōng chóu jiāo cuò |
wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party |
觥 |
gōng |
big / cup made of horn / horn wine container |
筹 |
chóu |
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket / to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds) / resource; way; means |
交 |
jiāo |
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤 |
交错 |
jiāo cuò |
to crisscross / to intertwine |
错 |
Cuò |
surname Cuo |
错 |
cuò |
mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver |