Word information
Simplified觥筹交错
Traditional觥籌交錯
Pinyingōng chóu jiāo cuò
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
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
Character breakdown
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How to learn 觥筹交错
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Words with the same characters
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不错búcuò
correct; right; not bad; pretty good
错cuòmistake; 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; surname Cuo
公交车gōngjiāochēpublic transport vehicle; town bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
错过cuòguòto miss (train, opportunity etc)
错误cuòwùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]
交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1]