Standing before a gate and calling out with your mouth is asking.
问客杀鸡
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
- ,。
Asking a guest to kill the chicken is superfluous.
- 貳名noun
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
- ,。
He pretended to be enthusiastic when asking the guest to kill a chicken.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
- ,。
Asking a guest to kill the chicken is superfluous.
- 貳名noun
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
- ,。
He pretended to be enthusiastic when asking the guest to kill a chicken.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
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